Simulation of aggregate deformation and breakup in simple shear flows using a combined continuum and discrete model

Chemical Engineering Research and Design

Volumn 85, Issue 12 A, 2007, Pages 1645-1654

  Zeidan, M ^a   Xu, B H ^a   Jia, X ^a   Williams, R A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aggregate breakup; Aggregate deformation; Morphology; Shear flow

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DROP BREAKUP; ELONGATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MORPHOLOGY; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; SHEAR DEFORMATION;

CONTINUUM FLUID; DISTINCT ELEMENT METHOD;

SHEAR FLOW;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DROP BREAKUP; ELONGATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MORPHOLOGY; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; SHEAR DEFORMATION; SHEAR FLOW;

EID: 38549096115     PISSN: 02638762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0263-8762(07)73208-2     Document Type: Article

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