An effective-medium analysis of confined compression of granular materials

Powder Technology

Volumn 194, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 228-232

  Frenning, Göran ^a   Mahmoodi, Foad ^a   Nordström, Josefina ^a   Alderborn, Göran ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Compression; Effective medium theory; Granular materials; Mathematical modelling; Pharmaceuticals; Powder technology

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSION; EFFECTIVE-MEDIUM THEORY; MATHEMATICAL MODELLING; PHARMACEUTICALS; POWDER TECHNOLOGY;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA COMPRESSION; GRANULAR MATERIALS; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); POWDERS; SEISMIC WAVES;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

ARTICLE; COMPRESSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FORCE; GRANULAR MATERIAL; MATERIALS; MECHANICAL STRESS; PARTICLE SIZE; POWDER; PREDICTION; PRESSURE;

EID: 67349188123     PISSN: 00325910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2009.04.012     Document Type: Article

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