A CFD simulation on how the different sizes of silica gel will affect the adsorption performance of silica gel

Modelling and Simulation in Engineering

Volumn 2012, Issue , 2012, Pages

  White, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; FLOW PATTERNS; FLOW VELOCITY; HEAT TRANSFER; POROUS MATERIALS; SILICA; SILICA GEL; WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS;

ADSORPTION COOLING; ADSORPTION PERFORMANCE; ADSORPTION RATES; CFD SIMULATIONS; COMPUTER POWER; DIFFERENT SIZES; GRANULAR SIZE; WATER ADSORPTION;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

EID: 84862271538     PISSN: 16875591     EISSN: 16875605     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/651434     Document Type: Review

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