ANZIAM J. 47(EMAC2005) pp.C19--C33, 2006.
Modelling a wool scour bowl
J. F. Caunce | S. I. Barry | G. N. Mercer | T. R. Marchant |
Abstract
Wool scouring is the process of washing dirty wool after shearing. Our model simulates, using the advection-diffusion equation, the movement of contaminants within a scour bowl. The effects of varying the important parameters are investigated. Interesting, but simple, relationships are found which give insight into the dynamics of a scour bowl.
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Authors
- J. F. Caunce
- S. I. Barry
- G. N. Mercer
- S. I. Barry
- School of Physical, Environmental and Mathematical Sciences, University of New South Wales at adfa, Canberra, Australia. mailto:s.barry@adfa.edu.au
- T. R. Marchant
- School of Mathematics and Applied Statistics, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia.
Published June 22, 2006. ISSN 1446-8735
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