Computer simulation of aggregation with consecutive coalescence and non-coalescence stages in aerosols

Aerosol Science and Technology

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 380-387

  Heinson, W R ^a   Sorensen, C M ^a   Chakrabarti, A ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATION PROCESS; CLUSTER MORPHOLOGY; CLUSTER-SIZE DISTRIBUTION; FRACTAL AGGREGATE; FRACTAL AGGREGATION; MODEL SYSTEM; SILICA NANOPARTICLES; SIMPLE MODEL; SPHERICAL PARTICLE; TIME-SCALES;

AEROSOLS; AGGREGATES; COALESCENCE; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FRACTALS; GROWTH KINETICS; SILICA;

AGGLOMERATION;

NANOPARTICLE; SILICON DIOXIDE;

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; KINETICS; MORPHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 77951193581     PISSN: 02786826     EISSN: 15217388     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02786821003662942     Document Type: Article

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