Simulation of sedimentation and fluidization of polydisperse suspensions via a Markov model

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 61, Issue 17, 2006, Pages 5575-5589

  Bargieł, Monika ^a   Tory, Elmer M ^b  

^a AGH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

^b MOUNT ALLISON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fluidization; Hydrodynamic diffusion; Polydisperse suspensions; Sedimentation; Simulation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLUIDIZATION; HYDRODYNAMICS; MARKOV PROCESSES; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); SEDIMENTATION;

BIVARIATE NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; HYDRODYNAMIC DIFFUSION; MARKOV MODEL; POLYDISPERSE SUSPENSIONS;

SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLUIDIZATION; HYDRODYNAMICS; MARKOV PROCESSES; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); SEDIMENTATION; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

EID: 33745756067     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2006.04.036     Document Type: Article

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