Modeling spatial distribution of floc size in turbulent processes using the quadrature method of moment and computational fluid dynamics

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 75-86

  Prat, Olivier P ^a   Ducoste, Joel J ^a  

^a North Carolina State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggregation; Breakage; Computational fluid dynamics; Flocculation; Quadrature method of moment; Turbulence

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; CHEMICAL REACTORS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOCCULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; WASTEWATER;

ACTIVATED SLUDGES; BREAKAGE; MODELING SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; QUADRATURE METHOD OF MOMENTS (QMOM);

TURBULENCE;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DISTRIBUTION; FLOCCULANT; MODELING; SLUDGE; TURBULENCE;

EID: 25644438483     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2004.11.070     Document Type: Conference Paper

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