An integrated methodology to evaluate permeability from measured microstructures

AIChE Journal

Volumn 52, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 3394-3400

  Selomulya, C ^a   Tran, T M ^b   Jia, X ^c   Williams, R A ^c  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Filtration; Lattice Boltzmann method; Microstructure; Permeability; X ray microtomography

Indexed keywords

LATTICE-BOLTZMANN METHODS; POROUS STRUCTURES; X-RAY MICROTOMOGRAPHY;

DEWATERING; FLOCCULATION; GEOMETRY; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; MICROSTRUCTURE; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE;

FILTRATION;

DEWATERING; FILTRATION; FLOCCULATION; GEOMETRY; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; MICROSTRUCTURE; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE;

EID: 33749485750     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: 15475905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.10967     Document Type: Article

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