Positron emission particle tracking studies of spherical particle motion in rotating drums

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 52, Issue 13, 1997, Pages 2011-2022

  Parker, D J ^a   Dijkstra, A E ^a,b   Martin, T W ^a   Seville, J P K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b PHILIPS RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dispersion; Granular mixing; PEPT; Rotary kiln

Indexed keywords

GAMMA RAYS; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; RADIOISOTOPES; ROTARY KILNS; ROTATION; SURFACES;

POSITRON EMISSION PARTICLE TRACKING; ROTATING DRUMS;

POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 0031195145     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2509(97)00030-4     Document Type: Article

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