Assessing mixing characteristics of particle-mixing and granulation devices

Particuology

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 419-444

  Cleary, Paul W ^a   Sinnott, Matthew D ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Blenders; Discrete element modelling; Granulation; Mixers; Mixing; Particle shape; Scale up

Indexed keywords

FOOD PROCESSING; FORECASTING; GEOMORPHOLOGY; GRANULATION; MIXERS (MACHINERY); POLYMERS; SOAPS (DETERGENTS); SURVEYING; THEOREM PROVING; TRACKING RADAR;

BLENDERS; DISCRETE ELEMENT MODELLING; MIXERS; PARTICLE SHAPE; SCALE UP;

MIXING;

EID: 57049110371     PISSN: 16742001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.partic.2008.07.014     Document Type: Article

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