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The fractal properties of two & three dimensional 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 in both two and three dimensions 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 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. The fractal properties of two & three dimensional computer simulated agglomerates. IN; Proceedings of 1st European Congress on Chemical Engineering. ECCE, Florence, Italy, May 1997, pp. 289-294

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Italian Association of Chemical Engineering / © E.S. Tarleton & S.T.H. Brock

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  • AM (Accepted Manuscript)

Publication date

1997

Notes

This is a conference paper presented at the 1st European Congress on Chemical Engineering (ECCE), May 1997 in Florence, Italy.

Language

  • en

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