A comparative study of numerical methods for solving continuous population balance models for aggregation processes

Developments in Chemical Engineering and Mineral Processing

Volumn 12, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 277-291

  Balliu, N E ^a   Cameron, I T ^a   Newell, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b Daesim Technologies Pty Ltd   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRYSTALLIZATION; GRANULATION; NUCLEATION; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; QUALITY CONTROL;

DISCRETIZATION SCHEMES; PARTICLE PROCESSING; PARTICULATE PROCESSES;

AGGLOMERATION;

EID: 2942746403     PISSN: 09691855     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/apj.5500120405     Document Type: Conference Paper

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