Segregation patterns in V-blenders

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 487-496

  Alexander, A ^a   Muzzio, F J ^a   Shinbrot, T ^a  

^a Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Granular materials; Mixing; Particle; Segregations; Tumbling blenders

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING; SEGREGATION (METALLOGRAPHY);

GLASS BEADS;

BLENDING;

FLOW PATTERN; GLASS BEAD; MIXING; PARTICLE FLOW; SEGREGATION;

EID: 0037251481     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2509(02)00530-4     Document Type: Article

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