The sedimentation of papermaking fibers

AIChE Journal

Volumn 52, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 2697-2706

  Young, E W K ^a   Martinez, D M ^a   Olson, J A ^a   Buckley, K ^b   Jivan, S ^b   Ruth, T J ^b   Sossi, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b TRIUMF   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY (PET); STRESS FUNCTIONS; TWO-PHASE FLOW EQUATIONS;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); PAPERMAKING; SEDIMENTATION; TWO PHASE FLOW;

NATURAL FIBERS;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); NATURAL FIBERS; PAPERMAKING; SEDIMENTATION; TWO PHASE FLOW;

CONCENTRATION; NATURAL FIBERS; PAPER MAKING; SEDIMENTATION;

EID: 33746871162     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: 15475905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.10902     Document Type: Article

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