Simulation of saturated fluid flow in packed particle beds - The lattice-Boltzmaan method for the calculation of permeability from XMT images

Journal of the Chinese Institute of Chemical Engineers

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 117-128

  Videla, A R ^a   Lin, C L ^a   Miller, Jan D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Lattice Bolt; Mann method; Packed particle bed; Permeability; X ray microtomography

Indexed keywords

BOLTZMANN EQUATION; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; PORE STRUCTURE; TOMOGRAPHY; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

LATTICE-BOLTZMANN METHOD; X-RAY MICROTOMOGRAPHY;

FLOW SIMULATION;

BOLTZMANN EQUATION; FLOW SIMULATION; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; PORE STRUCTURE; TOMOGRAPHY; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

EID: 44749087888     PISSN: 03681653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcice.2007.12.002     Document Type: Article

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