Mathematical modeling and process simulation of perlite grain expansion in a vertical electrical furnace

Applied Mathematical Modelling

Volumn 38, Issue 5-6, 2014, Pages 1799-1822

  Angelopoulos, Panagiotis M ^a   Gerogiorgis, Dimitrios I ^a   Paspaliaris, Ioannis ^a  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Bubble growth; Dynamic modeling; Perlite expansion; Process design; Process operation; Process simulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894819121     PISSN: 0307904X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apm.2013.09.019     Document Type: Article

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