Determination of the effects of the pore size distribution and pore connectivity distribution on the pore tortuosity and diffusive transport in model porous networks

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 61, Issue 14, 2006, Pages 4662-4675

  Armatas, Gerasimos S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

Author keywords

Effective pore diffusivity; Pore connectivity distribution; Pore size distribution; Pore tortuosity; Porous network model

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATION THEORY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFUSION; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PORE SIZE;

EFFECTIVE PORE DIFFUSIVITY; PORE CONNECTIVITY DISTRIBUTION; PORE TORTUOSITY; POROUS NETWORK MODEL;

CHANNEL FLOW;

CHANNEL FLOW; COMPUTATION THEORY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFUSION; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PORE SIZE;

EID: 33747268628     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2006.02.036     Document Type: Article

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