The production of binderless granules and their mechanical characteristics

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 60, Issue 14, 2005, Pages 4045-4053

  Cheong, Y S ^a   Adams, M J ^b   Routh, A F ^a   Hounslow, M J ^a   Salman, A D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autoadhesion; Binderless granules; Diametric compression; Humidity; Impact breakage; Porous

Indexed keywords

COLLOIDS; COMPRESSION TESTING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENERGY DISSIPATION; POLYSTYRENES;

DIAMETRICAL COMPRESSION; PARTICLE PACKING; SPHERICAL POLYSTYRENE COLLOIDS; STRAIN RATES;

GRANULAR MATERIALS;

MECHANICAL PROPERTY;

EID: 18644380457     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2005.02.033     Document Type: Article

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