An extended radioactive particle tracking method for systems with irregular moving boundaries

Powder Technology

Volumn 181, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 195-204

  Doucet, Jocelyn ^a   Bertrand, François ^a   Chaouki, Jamal ^a  

^a ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Monte Carlo methods; Non intrusive methods; Pharmaceutical processes; Radioactive particle tracking; Solid mixing; V blender

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; CHEMICAL REACTORS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; MULTIPHASE FLOW; PROBLEM SOLVING;

NON-INTRUSIVE METHODS; PHARMACEUTICAL PROCESSES; RADIOACTIVE PARTICLE TRACKING; SOLID MIXING;

RADIOACTIVITY;

RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL;

ALGORITHMS; CHEMICAL REACTORS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; MULTIPHASE FLOW; PROBLEM SOLVING; RADIOACTIVITY;

ALGORITHM; ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; FLUIDIZED BED; GEOMETRY; KINEMATICS; MIXER; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHENOMENOLOGY; POWDER; PROCESS MODEL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 38349000720     PISSN: 00325910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2006.12.019     Document Type: Article

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