Modeling a bipolar-coagulation reactor using coupled population balances

Journal of Electrostatics

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 240-254

  Verdoold, S ^a,b   Marijnissen, J C M ^b  

^a Sciver ^*  (Netherlands)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

(highly) charged aerosol; 2D sectional model; Aerosol reactor; Bipolar coagulation; Electro HydroDynamic Atomization (EHDA); Optimization

Indexed keywords

2D SECTIONAL MODEL; BIPOLAR COAGULATION; CHARGED AEROSOLS; COMPLEX NATURE; COMPUTATIONAL REQUIREMENTS; ELECTRO HYDRODYNAMIC ATOMIZATION (EHDA); NOVEL METHODS; POPULATION BALANCES; TAILOR-MADE PARTICLES;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; COAGULATION; OPTIMIZATION;

COUPLED CIRCUITS;

EID: 79956314098     PISSN: 03043886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.elstat.2011.03.018     Document Type: Article

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