Flow rate of metal powders at reduced and elevated air pressure

Powder Technology

Volumn 154, Issue 2-3, 2005, Pages 95-98

  Yang, Shoufeng ^a   Evans, Julian R G ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Powder flow; Pressure; Selective laser sintering; Vacuum

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARITY; COMPUTER CONTROL; DEPOSITION; FLOW OF FLUIDS; MIXTURES; PRESSURE DROP; PRESSURE EFFECTS; TOOL STEEL; VACUUM APPLICATIONS; WELDING;

COMPUTER CONTROLLED POWDER DEPOSITION METHOD; FLOW RATE; PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL; STATIC HALL FLOW METER;

POWDER METALS;

COPPER; METAL; STEEL;

POWDER; SOLID FLOW;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; DRY POWDER; FLOW RATE; PRESSURE; WELDING;

EID: 21844454745     PISSN: 00325910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2005.04.038     Document Type: Article

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