Simulated fractal permeability for porous membranes

Applied Mathematical Modelling

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 2452-2464

  Othman, M R ^a   Helwani, Z ^a,b   Martunus, ^a,b  

^a SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RIAU   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

Fractal; Permeability; Porous membrane

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA MEMBRANES; BOX-COUNTING METHOD; EFFECTIVE POROSITY; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FRACTAL CHARACTERISTICS; PERMEABILITY; PERMEABILITY MODEL; PORE AREAS; POROUS MEDIA; POROUS MEMBRANES; SILICALITE-1;

CAPILLARITY; GAS PERMEABLE MEMBRANES; OXIDE MINERALS; PALLADIUM; PARTIAL DISCHARGES; PEROVSKITE; POROUS MATERIALS; SILICATE MINERALS;

FRACTAL DIMENSION;

EID: 77952551437     PISSN: 0307904X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apm.2009.11.010     Document Type: Article

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