The influence of DEM simulation parameters on the particle behaviour in a V-mixer

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 57, Issue 17, 2002, Pages 3621-3638

  Kuo, H P ^a   Knight, P C ^a   Parker, D J ^a   Tsuji, Y ^b   Adams, M J ^c   Seville, J P K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c UNILEVER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Granular material; Mixing; Powder technology; Simulation; Solid mechanics; V mixer

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DAMPING; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; FRICTION; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; RADIOACTIVE TRACERS;

MECHANICAL INTERACTIONS;

FLUIDIZED BEDS;

DISCRETE ELEMENT METHOD; GRANULAR SOLID; MIXER; POWDER; SOLID-SOLID MIXING;

EID: 0037073068     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2509(02)00086-6     Document Type: Article

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