Natural suspended particle fragmentation in magnetic scale prevention device

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 64, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1904-1906

  Stuyven, Bernard ^a   Vanbutsele, Gina ^a   Nuyens, Jan ^a   Vermant, Jan ^a   Martens, Johan A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Deagglomeration; Dispersion; Hard water; Lime scale prevention; Magnetic water conditioning; Particulate processes

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CALCIUM ALLOYS; CARBONATES; FLUID DYNAMICS; LIME; MAGNETIC FIELDS; NANOFLUIDICS; NUCLEATION; SCALE (DEPOSITS);

DEAGGLOMERATION; HARD WATER; LIME SCALE PREVENTION; MAGNETIC WATER CONDITIONING; PARTICULATE PROCESSES;

MAGNETIC MATERIALS;

EID: 62249167307     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2008.12.022     Document Type: Article

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