Discrete element modelling of fluidised bed spray granulation

Powder Technology

Volumn 138, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 39-45

  Goldschmidt, M J V ^a,b   Weijers, G G C ^a   Boerefijn, R ^c   Kuipers, J A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^b AKZO NOBEL CENTRAL RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^c UNILEVER RESEARCH VLAARDINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Agglomeration; Fluidised bed; Granulation

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; COALESCENCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLUIDIZATION; FLUIDIZED BEDS; GRANULATION; HYDRODYNAMICS;

PARTICLE-PARTICLE COLLISIONS; SPRAY GRANULATION;

POWDERS;

FLUIDIZED BED; GRANULATION; MODELING; PROCESSING TECHNIQUE; SPRAY;

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; FLUIDISED BED GRANULATION; GAS; PARTICULATE MATTER; POWDER; PROCESS TECHNOLOGY; SIMULATION; VELOCITY;

EID: 0345293367     PISSN: 00325910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2003.08.045     Document Type: Article

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