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Fractal dimensions of computer simulated agglomerates

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posted on 2009-07-01, 13:46 authored by Steve Tarleton, S.T.H. Brock
As a step towards classifying the fractal nature of filter cakes, particle agglomerates have been grown onto seed particles using a new computer simulation. The agglomeration process was controlled by varying the amount of diffusion influence in the growth mechanism. The perimeter and density fractal dimensions of simulated agglomerates comprising up to 800 particles were measured using three different automated techniques. The perimeter dimension was found to increase markedly with larger diffusion influence, whilst the density of the structure, measured using the enclosing circles and radius of gyration methods, decreased as the level of diffusion increased. The importance of these results to the characterisation of cake filtration processes is discussed.

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  • Aeronautical, Automotive, Chemical and Materials Engineering

Department

  • Chemical Engineering

Citation

TARLETON, E.S. and BROCK, S.T.H., 1997. Fractal dimensions of computer simulated agglomerates. IN: Proceedings of the 1997 Jubilee Research Event, Nottingham, April 1997, pp. 473-476

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© IChemE

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  • AM (Accepted Manuscript)

Publication date

1997

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This is a conference paper presented at the 1997 Jubilee Research Event, April 1997 in Nottingham.

ISBN

0852953895

Language

  • en

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