An ontological conceptualization of multiscale models

Computers and Chemical Engineering

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 822-837

  Yang, Aidong ^a   Marquardt, Wolfgang ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Classification; Conceptualization framework; Multiscale modeling; Ontology; Systems

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION; CONCEPTUAL FOUNDATIONS; CONCEPTUALIZATION FRAMEWORK; FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS; MULTISCALE MODELING; MULTISCALE MODELS; PRECISE DEFINITION; RESEARCH EFFORTS; SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING; SET-THEORETIC LANGUAGE; SYSTEMS;

RESEARCH;

ONTOLOGY;

EID: 67349241218     PISSN: 00981354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compchemeng.2008.11.015     Document Type: Article

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