The application of the attainable region analysis to comminution

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 61, Issue 18, 2006, Pages 5969-5980

  Khumalo, N ^a   Glasser, D ^a   Hildebrandt, D ^a   Hausberger, B ^a   Kauchali, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Attainable regions; Comminution; Optimization; Population balance model; Process synthesis; Specific energy

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL REACTORS; COSTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MIXING; OPTIMIZATION; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; SEPARATION;

ATTAINABLE REGIONS; POPULATION BALANCE MODEL; PROCESS SYNTHESIS; SPECIFIC ENERGY;

COMMINUTION;

CHEMICAL REACTORS; COMMINUTION; COSTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MIXING; OPTIMIZATION; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; SEPARATION;

EID: 33746270234     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2006.05.012     Document Type: Article

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