Two sample applications of a classical isoperimetric problem of the calculus of variations to fluid mechanical problems in fluidization and spouting--颗粒学报PARTICUOLOGY

Littman, H., & Morgan, M. H. (2010). Two sample applications of a classical isoperimetric problem of the calculus of variations to fluid mechanical problems in fluidization and spouting. Particuology, 8(6), 503-506. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.partic.2010.08.005

Two sample applications of a classical isoperimetric problem of the calculus of variations to fluid mechanical problems in fluidization and spouting

Howard Littman ^a *, Morris H. Morgan III ^b

a Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 12180-3590, USA
b Department of Chemical Engineering, Hampton University, Hampton, VA 23668, USA

10.1016/j.partic.2010.08.005

Volume 8, Issue 6, December 2010, Pages 503-506

Received 25 May 2010, Accepted 13 August 2010, Available online 23 October 2010.

E-mail: hlittman1@verizon.net

Highlights

Abstract

This paper is devoted to outlining precisely the basic mathematics of a classical isoperimetric problem of the calculus of variations and showing how significant fluid mechanical problems in fluidization and spouting can be addressed using this approach.

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Keywords

Calculus of variations; Isoperimetric problems; Fluidization; Spouting

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