Theoretical modelling of torque requirements for single screw feeders

Powder Technology

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 151-162

  Yu, Y ^a   Arnold, P C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Screw feeders; Torque characteristics

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; LOADS (FORCES); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SOLIDS; STRESSES; SURFACES; TORQUE;

CONSOLIDATION STRESS; PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION; SINGLE SCREW FEEDERS;

MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT;

APPARATUS; CALCULATION; FOOD HANDLING; FORCE; MODEL; SHORT SURVEY; SOLID; TECHNOLOGY; TORQUE;

EID: 0031260319     PISSN: 00325910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0032-5910(97)03265-8     Document Type: Article

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