Application of fractal theory for characterisation of crystalline deposits

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 2069-2078

  Helalizadeh, A ^a   Muller Steinhagen H ^b,c   Jamialahmadi, M ^a  

^a PETROLEUM UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

^c GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

Crystallisation; Deposit analysis; Effect of operating parameters; Fractal dimensions; Heat exchanger fouling

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLIZATION; DEPOSITION; FRACTALS; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HYDRODYNAMICS;

CRYSTALLISATION; DEPOSIT ANALYSIS; EFFECT OF OPERATING PARAMETERS; FRACTAL DIMENSIONS; HEAT EXCHANGER FOULING;

CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS;

CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; CRYSTALLIZATION; DEPOSITION; FRACTALS; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HYDRODYNAMICS;

EID: 31444455466     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2005.10.046     Document Type: Article

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