DEM simulations of die filling during pharmaceutical tabletting

Particuology

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 412-418

  Wu, Chuan Yu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Critical filling speed; DEM; Die filling; Mass flow rate; Powder compaction; Tabletting

Indexed keywords

DIES; FLOW RATE; FLOW SIMULATION; GEOMORPHOLOGY; GRANULATION; MASS TRANSFER; PIPE FLOW; POWDERS; SURVEYING; TRACKING RADAR;

CRITICAL FILLING SPEED; DEM; DIE FILLING; MASS FLOW RATE; POWDER COMPACTION; TABLETTING;

SPEED;

EID: 57049163502     PISSN: 16742001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.partic.2008.07.008     Document Type: Article

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