Application of X-ray microtomography and image processing to the investigation of a compacted granular system

Particle and Particle Systems Characterization

Volumn 23, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 229-236

  Fu, Xiaowei ^a   Elliott, James A ^a   Bentham, A Craig ^b   Hancock, Bruno C ^c   Cameron, Ruth E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b PFIZER GLOBAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (United Kingdom)

^c PFIZER GLOBAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

Compaction; Granular media; Image processing; Packing; X ray tomography

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DRUG PRODUCTS; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; GRANULAR MATERIALS; IMAGE PROCESSING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY MICROSCOPES;

GRANULAR MEDIA; PHARMACEUTICAL POWDER BLENDS; POWDER COMPACTION; X-RAY MICROTOMOGRAPHY (XMT);

TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 33750730639     PISSN: 09340866     EISSN: 15214117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ppsc.200601054     Document Type: Conference Paper

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