A GPU-based parallelized Monte-Carlo method for particle coagulation using an acceptance-rejection strategy

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 104, Issue , 2013, Pages 451-459

  Wei, Jianming ^a   Kruis, Frank Einar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Coagulation; GPU; Monte Carlo; Particulate processes; Population balance; Simulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885746681     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2013.08.008     Document Type: Article

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