A generalized kinetic model of sedimentation of polydisperse suspensions with a continuous particle size distribution

Mathematical Models and Methods in Applied Sciences

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1741-1785

  BÜrger, Raimund ^a   Garcia, Antonio ^b   Kunik, Matthias ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONCEPCIÓN   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DEL NORTE   (Chile)

^c OTTO VON GUERICKE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Conservation law; Continuous particle size distribution; Finite difference method; Kinetic model; Numerical simulation; Polydisperse suspension; Sedimentation

Indexed keywords

EIGENVALUES AND EIGENFUNCTIONS; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; KINEMATICS; KINETIC THEORY; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; POLYDISPERSITY; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; SEDIMENTATION; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SUSPENSIONS (COMPONENTS);

CONSERVATION LAW; CONTINUOUS PARTICLE SIZE DISTRIBUTION; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; KINETIC MODEL; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; POLYDISPERSE SUSPENSION;

SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

EID: 55849147647     PISSN: 02182025     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0218202508003182     Document Type: Article

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