A combined finite-discrete element method for simulating pharmaceutical powder tableting

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering

Volumn 62, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 853-869

  Lewis, Roland W ^a   Gethin, David T ^a   Yang, Xinshe S ^a   Rowe, Ray C ^b  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ASTRAZENECA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Discrete element method; Elasticity; Finite element analysis; Pharmaceutical powder; Tableting; Viscoelasticity

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; ASSEMBLY; COMPACTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEFORMATION; DRUG PRODUCTS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); POWDERS;

MATERIAL PROPERTIES; PHARMACEUTICAL POWDER; PSEUDO-PARTICLE ASSEMBLY; TABLETING PROCESS;

FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD;

FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY; POWDER; VISCOELASTICITY;

EID: 14344254040     PISSN: 00295981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nme.1287     Document Type: Article

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