Numerical modelling of a gravity settler in dynamic conditions

Advances in Engineering Software

Volumn 38, Issue 11-12, 2007, Pages 810-817

  Gomes, E F ^a   Guimaraes M M L ^a   Ribeiro, L M ^b  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE ENGENHARIA DO PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Gravity settler system; Liquid liquid dispersions; Numerical simulation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISPERSIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

GRAVITY SETTLER; LIQUID-LIQUID DISPERSIONS; STEADY-STATE;

ITERATIVE METHODS;

EID: 34547106052     PISSN: 09659978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.advengsoft.2006.08.033     Document Type: Article

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