Mass transport in spheroids using the Galerkin method

Brazilian Journal of Chemical Engineering

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 667-680

  Lima, D R ^a   Farias, S N ^a   Lima, A G B ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINA GRANDE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Drying; Ellipsoid; Galerkin method; Modelling; Spheroid

Indexed keywords

ALGEBRA; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; DIFFUSION; DRYING; ELLIPSOMETRY; ENZYME KINETICS; FUNCTIONS; GALERKIN METHODS; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; LIQUIDS;

COORDINATES; DIFFFUSION EQUATIONS; ELLIPSOIDS; SPHEROIDS;

MASS TRANSFER;

EID: 4043140839     PISSN: 01046632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0104-66322004000400016     Document Type: Article

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