Characterisation of the flow behaviour of pharmaceutical powders using a model die-shoe filling system

Powder Technology

Volumn 173, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 59-71

  Schneider, L C R ^a   Sinka, I C ^a   Cocks, A C F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Critical velocity; Die shoe filling rig; High speed video; Measurement of powder flow; Rotary press

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; DRUG PRODUCTS; EXTRAPOLATION; PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

CRITICAL VELOCITY; DIE-SHOE FILLING RIG; HIGH-SPEED VIDEO; ROTARY PRESS;

FLOW OF SOLIDS;

COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; DRUG PRODUCTS; EXTRAPOLATION; FLOW OF SOLIDS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

ARTICLE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DIE SHOE FILLING SYSTEM; DRY POWDER; EVALUATION; FLOW KINETICS; FLOW MEASUREMENT; GEOMETRY; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; VIDEORECORDING;

EID: 33947425244     PISSN: 00325910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2006.11.015     Document Type: Article

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