Axial mixing in a ploughshare mixer

Powder Technology

Volumn 178, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 73-86

  Jones, J R ^a   Parker, D J ^b   Bridgwater, J ^c  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Granular flow; Mixing; PEPT; Ploughshare mixer

Indexed keywords

GRANULAR MATERIALS; MIXING; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; RADIOACTIVE TRACERS;

BLADE ROTATION; PEPT; PLOUGHSHARE MIXER;

MIXERS (MACHINERY);

TRACER;

GRANULAR MATERIALS; MIXERS (MACHINERY); MIXING; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; RADIOACTIVE TRACERS;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; MIXER; MOTION ANALYSIS SYSTEM; PARTICULATE MATTER; PLOUGHSHARE MIXER; POSITRON; POSITRON EMISSION PARTICLE TRACKING; ROTATION; SOLID; VELOCITY;

EID: 34547941228     PISSN: 00325910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2007.04.006     Document Type: Article

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