Flowability and handling characteristics of bulk solids and powders - a review with implications for DDGS

Biosystems Engineering

Volumn 101, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 425-435

  Ganesan, V ^a   Rosentrater, K A ^b   Muthukumarappan, K ^a  

^a South Dakota State University   (United States)

^b NORTH CENTRAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT); INTERNATIONAL TRADE; MAMMALS; PARTICLE SIZE; POWDERS; WELL TESTING;

BULK SOLIDS HANDLINGS; DISTILLERS DRIED GRAINS WITH SOLUBLES; EXPONENTIAL GROWTH; HANDLING CHARACTERISTICS; INTERNATIONAL MARKETS; STORAGE CHARACTERISTIC; TEMPERATURE VARIATION; TESTING METHODOLOGY;

STORAGE (MATERIALS);

ANIMALIA; BOVIDAE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 56449088714     PISSN: 15375110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2008.09.008     Document Type: Article

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