Hierarchical simulator of biofilm growth and dynamics in granular porous materials

Advances in Water Resources

Volumn 30, Issue 6-7, 2007, Pages 1648-1667

  Kapellos, George E ^a,b   Alexiou, Terpsichori S ^a,b   Payatakes, Alkiviades C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

^b INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING SCIENCES   (Greece)

Author keywords

Biofilm detachment reattachment; Biofilm growth; Biofilm kinetics; Dynamics; Granular porous media; Hierarchical simulator; Permeability; Quorum sensing modeling

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFUSION; GRANULAR MATERIALS; LAGRANGE MULTIPLIERS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; POROUS MATERIALS;

BIOFILM DETACHMENT-REATTACHMENT; BIOFILM GROWTH; BIOFILM KINETICS; GRANULAR POROUS MEDIA; HIERARCHICAL SIMULATOR; QUORUM SENSING MODELING;

BIOFILMS;

BIOFILMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFUSION; GRANULAR MATERIALS; LAGRANGE MULTIPLIERS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; POROUS MATERIALS;

BIOFILM; CELLULAR AUTOMATON; DIFFUSION; GROWTH RATE; NAVIER-STOKES EQUATIONS; NUMERICAL MODEL; PERMEABILITY; PORE SPACE; POROUS MEDIUM;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 34247185396     PISSN: 03091708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.advwatres.2006.05.030     Document Type: Article

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