Experimental and numerical study of ceramic foam filtration

TMS Light Metals

Volumn 2006, Issue , 2006, Pages 753-758

  Lae E ^a   Duval, H ^b   Riviere C ^a,b   Le Brun, P ^a   Guillot, J B ^b  

^a ALCAN INTERNATIONAL LIMITED   (Canada)

^b ECOLE CENTRALE PARIS   (France)

Author keywords

Ceramic foam filter; Depth filtration; Inclusions; Lattice Boltzmann model

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; FILTRATION; HYDRODYNAMICS; INCLUSIONS; LIQUID METALS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; CERAMIC FOAMS; CERAMIC MATERIALS; METAL CASTING;

CERAMIC FOAM FILTERS (CFF); DEPTH FILTRATION; LATTICE BOLTZMANN MODEL; LIMCA MEASUREMENTS;

CERAMIC FOAMS; FILTRATION;

CERAMIC FOAM FILTERS; CERAMIC FOAM FILTRATION; DEPTH FILTRATION; EXPERIMENTAL AND NUMERICAL STUDIES; HYDRODYNAMIC CONDITIONS; LATTICE BOLTZMANN MODELS; MICROSCOPIC OBSERVATIONS; NON-METALLIC INCLUSIONS;

EID: 33745289357     PISSN: 01470809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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