Aggregation and breakage of solid particles in suspensions agitated in a vibrating mixer: A fractal approach

Chemical Engineering Communications

Volumn 195, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 427-434

  Gierczycki, Andrzej ^a   Al Rashed, Mohsen ^b  

^a SILESIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

^b The Public Authority for Applied Education and Training   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Aggregation and breakage of solid particles; Aggregation and breakage rate coefficients; Fractal aggregates; Lumped discrete population balance model; Mass fractal dimension

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MIXING; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

BREAKAGE RATE; LUMPED DISCRETE POPULATION BALANCE MODEL; MASS FRACTAL DIMENSION; VIBRATING MIXER;

PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER);

AGGLOMERATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MIXING; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

EID: 37549044638     PISSN: 00986445     EISSN: 15635201     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00986440701707537     Document Type: Article

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