Prediction of time of capillary rise in porous media using Artificial Neural Network (ANN)

Iranian Journal of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 71-85

  Ahadian, Samad ^a   Moradian, Siamak ^a   Sharif, Farhad ^a   Amani Tehran, Mohammad ^a   Mohseni, Mohsen ^a  

^a AMIRKABIR UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Artificial Neural Network (ANN); Imbibition; Lucas Washburn's equation; Porous media; Time prediction of capillary rise

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249874352     PISSN: 10219986     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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