Torque measurements in aerated powders using a mechanically stirred fluidized bed rheometer (msFBR)

Chemical Engineering Research and Design

Volumn 83, Issue 11 A, 2005, Pages 1311-1318

  Bruni, G ^a   Colafigli, A ^b   Lettieri, Paola ^a   Elson, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aerated powders; Impeller depth; Impeller speed; Minimum fluidization; Rheology; Torque

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; FLUIDIZATION; FLUIDIZED BEDS; GRANULAR MATERIALS; IMPELLERS; RHEOLOGY; RHEOMETERS; TORQUE MEASUREMENT;

AERATED POWDERS; IMPELLER DEPTH; IMPELLER SPEED; MINIMUM FLUIDIZATION;

POWDERS;

FLUIDIZED BED; IMPELLER; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATION; RHEOMETER; TORQUE;

EID: 29144484150     PISSN: 02638762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1205/cherd.05092     Document Type: Article

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