A Brownian dynamics simulation to predict morphology of nanoparticle deposits in the presence of interparticle interactions

Aerosol Science and Technology

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 541-554

  Kulkarni, Pramod ^a   Biswas, Pratim ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BROWNIAN MOVEMENT; COATING TECHNIQUES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEPOSITION; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; HIGH TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; VAN DER WAALS FORCES;

BROWNIAN DYNAMICS; NANOPARTICLE DEPOSITION; NANOSTRUCTURE COATINGS; TEMPERATURE REACTORS;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

NANOPARTICLE;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DENSITY; ELECTRIC FIELD; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 3843132159     PISSN: 02786826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02786820490466747     Document Type: Article

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