Efficient solution of population balance models employing a hierarchical solution strategy based on a multi-level discretization

Transactions of the Institute of Measurement & Control

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 347-366

  Sun, Nanfeng ^a   Immanuel, Charles D ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

multi level discretization; multi scale models; population balance model

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBLEM SOLVING;

MULTI-LEVEL DISCRETIZATION; MULTI-SCALE MODELS; POPULATION BALANCE MODEL;

PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS;

EID: 33750505161     PISSN: 01423312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0142331205tm153oa     Document Type: Article

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