A least-squares method with direct minimization for the solution of the breakage-coalescence population balance equation

Mathematics and Computers in Simulation

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 716-727

  Zhu, Zhengjie ^a   Dorao, C A ^b   Jakobsen, H A ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b SINTEF MATERIALS AND CHEMISTRY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Direct minimization; Least squares method; Population balance equation; QR decomposition

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; OPTIMIZATION; POPULATION STATISTICS;

DIRECT MINIMIZATION; DIRECT MINIMIZATIONS; FINITE DIFFERENCES; LEAST-SQUARES METHOD; LEAST-SQUARES METHODS; LINEAR BEHAVIORS; LINEAR POPULATIONS; NUMERICAL SOLVERS; POPULATION BALANCE EQUATION; POPULATION BALANCE EQUATIONS; QR DECOMPOSITION;

LINEAR EQUATIONS;

EID: 55949130556     PISSN: 03784754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matcom.2008.05.001     Document Type: Article

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