Development of measurement system for powder flowability based on vibrating capillary method

Powder Technology

Volumn 188, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 242-247

  Jiang, Yanbin ^a   Matsusaka, Shuji ^b   Masuda, Hiroaki ^b   Qian, Yu ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Automatic measurement; Capillary; Powder flowability; Vibration

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; COMPUTER CONTROL SYSTEMS; LATTICE VIBRATIONS;

AUTOMATIC MEASUREMENT; AUTOMATIC MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS; CAPILLARY; CAPILLARY METHODS; DIGITAL PROCESSING; EVALUATION FACTORS; MASS MEDIAN DIAMETERS; MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS; MEASUREMENT TIMES; POWDER FLOWABILITY; VIBRATION; VIBRATION ACCELERATIONS; VIBRATION AMPLITUDES;

POWDERS;

ACCELERATION; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ARTICLE; AUTOANALYSIS; FLOW MEASUREMENT; MEASUREMENT; PARTICLE SIZE; VIBRATION;

EID: 56949086287     PISSN: 00325910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2008.05.003     Document Type: Article

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