Part IV: Dynamic evolution of the particle size distribution in particulate processes. A comparative study between Monte Carlo and the generalized method of moments

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 61, Issue 17, 2006, Pages 5620-5635

  Meimaroglou, D ^a   Roussos, A I ^a   Kiparissides, C ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Finite elements; Method of moments; Monte Carlo; Particle size distribution; Particulate processes; Population balance

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; METHOD OF MOMENTS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS;

FINITE ELEMENTS; PARTICULATE PROCESSES; POPULATION BALANCE;

PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER);

AGGLOMERATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; METHOD OF MOMENTS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER);

EID: 33745753724     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2006.05.001     Document Type: Article

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