Dust emission by powder handling: Comparison between numerical analysis and experimental results

Powder Technology

Volumn 190, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 274-281

  Ansart, Renaud ^a   de Ryck, Alain ^a   Dodds, John A ^a   Roudet, Matthieu ^b,c   Fabre, David ^b   Charru, François ^b  

^a ECOLE DES MINES D ALBI CARMAUX   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PAUL SABATIER   (France)

^c LABORATOIRE DE GÉNIE CHIMIQUE   (France)

Author keywords

Dust emission; Entrainment constant; Experimental methods; PIV; Plume; Theoretical model

Indexed keywords

DUST EMISSION; ENTRAINMENT CONSTANT; EXPERIMENTAL METHODS; PIV; PLUME; THEORETICAL MODEL;

CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; DROPS; DUST; JETS; MATERIALS HANDLING; POWDERS; ROPE;

AIR ENTRAINMENT;

ACCELERATION; AIR; ARTICLE; DUST; GAS; GRAVITY; MATERIALS HANDLING; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; PARTICLE SIZE; PHYSICAL PHASE; PLUME; POWDER; PREDICTION; SOLID; VELOCITY;

EID: 60549084196     PISSN: 00325910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2008.04.053     Document Type: Article

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