Numerical analysis of density-induced segregation during die filling

Powder Technology

Volumn 197, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 111-119

  Guo, Y ^a   Wu, C Y ^a   Kafui, K D ^a   Thornton, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Air effect; DEM CFD; Density difference; Die filling; Powder flow; Segregation

Indexed keywords

AIR EFFECT; DEM/CFD; DENSITY DIFFERENCE; DIE FILLING; POWDER FLOW; SEGREGATION;

AIR; BINARY MIXTURES; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FILLING; FLOW PATTERNS; GRANULAR MATERIALS; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); POWDERS; SEGREGATION (METALLOGRAPHY); SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

DIES;

ARTICLE; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; GAS FLOW; KINEMATICS; MATERIALS HANDLING; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; PARTICLE SIZE; POWDER; SEGREGATION ANALYSIS;

EID: 70350074046     PISSN: 00325910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2009.09.003     Document Type: Article

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