An operator-splitting finite element method for the efficient parallel solution of multidimensional population balance systems

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 59-68

  Ganesan, Sashikumaar ^a   Tobiska, Lutz ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

^b OTTO VON GUERICKE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Crystallization; Finite elements; Mathematical modeling; Operator splitting; Population balance; Simulation

Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT; MATHEMATICAL MODELING; OPERATOR-SPLITTING; POPULATION BALANCES; SIMULATION;

CRYSTAL GROWTH; CRYSTALLIZATION; MATHEMATICAL OPERATORS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; POPULATION STATISTICS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 83955162318     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2011.09.031     Document Type: Article

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