DEM simulation of cake formation in sedimentation and filtration

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 22, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 921-930

  Dong, K J ^a   Zou, R P ^a   Yang, R Y ^a   Yu, A B ^a   Roach, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b Technology Delivery Group   (Australia)

Author keywords

Discrete element method; Filtration; Liquid solid separation; Particle packing; Sedimentation

Indexed keywords

CAKE FORMATION; COHESIVE FORCE; CONSTANT FLOW RATES; DEM SIMULATION; DISCRETE ELEMENT METHOD; DRAG AND LIFT FORCES; FILTRATION PROCESS; INTERPARTICLE FORCE; LIQUID FLOW; LIQUID-SOLID SEPARATION; MATERIAL PROPERTY; MICROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; MOTION OF PARTICLES; OPERATIONAL CONDITIONS; PARTICLE CONTACTS; PARTICLE PACKING; PARTICLE-FLUID INTERACTION;

LIQUIDS; POROUS MATERIALS; SEDIMENTATION; VAN DER WAALS FORCES;

FILTRATION;

EID: 67651055371     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2009.03.018     Document Type: Article

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