Microdynamic analysis of the particle flow in a cylindrical bladed mixer

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1343-1364

  Zhou, Y C ^a   Yu, A B ^a   Stewart, R L ^b   Bridgwater, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Discrete element method; Dynamic simulation; Flow structure; Interparticle friction; Mixing; Powder technology

Indexed keywords

FRICTION; KINETIC ENERGY; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS;

MICRODYNAMIC ANALYSIS; PARTICLE FLOW;

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING;

FLOW STRUCTURE; MATHEMATICAL MODELING; MIXER; PARTICLE FLOW; POWDER; SLIDING FRICTION; SOLID-SOLID MIXING;

EID: 16544381868     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2003.12.023     Document Type: Article

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