Simulation of a continuous granular mixer: Effect of operating conditions on flow and mixing

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 64, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2672-2682

  Sarkar, Avik ^a   Wassgren, Carl R ^a,b  

^a Purdue University   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Blending; Discrete element method; Dispersion; Granular materials; Mixing; Particulate processes

Indexed keywords

DISCRETE ELEMENT METHOD; FILL LEVELS; IMPELLER ROTATIONS; LARGE-SCALE MANUFACTURING; ON FLOWS; OPERATING CONDITIONS; PARTICLE FLOWS; PARTICULATE PROCESSES; QUASI-STATIC REGIMES;

DISPERSIONS; FLOW SIMULATION; FLUIDIZATION; FROUDE NUMBER; GRANULAR MATERIALS; ROTATION;

BLENDING;

EID: 67349119242     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2009.02.011     Document Type: Article

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