Design improvements on rotary valve particle feeders used for obtaining suspended airflows

Powder Technology

Volumn 139, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 76-80

  Gundogdu, Mehmet Yasar ^a  

^a GAZIANTEP UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Feeding; Particle feeder; Rotary valve; Suspended airflow

Indexed keywords

MACHINE DESIGN; ROTATING MACHINERY; VALVES (MECHANICAL);

AIRFLOWS;

HOPPERS;

AIRFLOW; DESIGN; GRANULAR MEDIUM; PARTICLE FLOW; ROTARY VALVE;

ACCURACY; AIRFLOW; ARTICLE; DENSITY; FLOW KINETICS; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER;

EID: 0346997984     PISSN: 00325910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2003.10.010     Document Type: Article

References (11)

1. Buchanan J.S., Schoennagel H.J. Moving cup particulates feeder used in laboratory FCC unit. Powder Technology. 78:1994;281-285.
2. Yu Y., Arnold P.C. The influence of screw feeders on bin flow patterns. Powder Technology. 88:1996;81-87.
3. Tang L., Chen W.-Y. Improvements on a particle feeder for experiments requiring low feed rates. Review of Scientific Instruments. 70(7):1999;3143- 3144.
4. Parker C., Reist L.T. Development and operation of an improved turntable dust feeder. Powder Technology. 107:2000;36-42.
5. Scheibe M., Flöhne D., Husseman K. The feed characteristic of a rotary valve in a hopper feeder system. International Journal of Storing Handling and Processing of Powder. 9:1997;13-20.
6. M. Ayik, Establishment of a cyclone test-rig and experimental determination of cyclone performance, Ms. Thesis, Gazi University, Ankara/ Turkey (1990).
7. M.Y. Gundogdu, Swirling flow generators and swirling flow separators, Ms. Thesis, University of Gaziantep, Gaziantep/Turkey (1995).
8. Marinelli J., Carson J.W. Solve solids flow problems in bins, hoppers, and feeders. Chemical Engineering Progress. 88:1992;22-28.
9. B212-76, Standard test method for apparent density of free-flowing metal powders, ANSI/ASTM (American National Standard), New York.
10. Çarpinlioglu M.Ö., Gundogdu M.Y. An experimental approach for the determination of development length in particulate flows. International Journal of Multiphase Flow. 24(2):1998;347-353.
11. Çarpinlioglu M.Ö., Gundogdu M.Y. Correlation for development length of fully suspended flows in horizontal pneumatic conveying. International Journal of Storing, Handling and Processing of Powder. 12(2):2000;145-150.