A population balance-Monte Carlo method for particle coagulation in spatially inhomogeneous systems

Computers and Fluids

Volumn 71, Issue , 2013, Pages 196-207

  Zhao, Haibo ^a   Zheng, Chuguang ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Coagulation; Four way coupling; Monte Carlo; Multiphase flow; Population balance

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL TIME; CONSERVATION EQUATIONS; DYNAMIC PROCESS; ENGINEERING SYSTEMS; FLUID TRANSPORT; LIMITING CASE; MONTE CARLO; MUTUAL COUPLING; PARTICLE COAGULATION; PARTICLE DYNAMICS; PARTICLE POPULATION; PARTICLE TRANSPORT; POPULATION BALANCE MODELING; POPULATION BALANCES; SIMULATION STRATEGIES; SPATIALLY INHOMOGENEOUS; SPATIOTEMPORAL EVOLUTION; TIME EVOLUTIONS; TIME STEP; TRANSPORT BEHAVIOR;

COAGULATION; MULTIPHASE FLOW; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

MONTE CARLO METHODS;

EID: 84869871633     PISSN: 00457930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compfluid.2012.09.025     Document Type: Article

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