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Kinetic equations of the aggregation and fragmentation of particles in a coagulating suspension are reported. When the mechanisms of coagulation growth of small and large particles greatly differ (the Brownian and gradient mechanisms), the dispersed phase falls into two fractions. The equilibrium weight distribution of aggregates in this system is derived.
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Dolgonosov, B.M. Coagulation–Fragmentation Kinetics: Equilibrium Weight Distribution of Aggregates in Flowing Suspensions. Theoretical Foundations of Chemical Engineering 35, 440–446 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1012313701450
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