Study of the effects of feed frames on powder blend properties during the filling of tablet press dies

Powder Technology

Volumn 200, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 105-116

  Mendez, Rafael ^a   Muzzio, Fernando ^b   Velazquez, Carlos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

^b The State University of New Jersey   (United States)

Author keywords

Die filling; Flow phenomena; Powder feeders; Shear rate

Indexed keywords

BLADE SPEED; BLEND COMPOSITION; BLEND PROPERTIES; DIE DIAMETER; DIE FILLING; FLOW PHENOMENA; FLOW PROPERTIES; FLOWABILITY; NONUNIFORM; POWDER BLENDS; POWDER FEEDER; RESIDENCE TIME; SHEAR RATES;

FEEDING; FILLING; FLOW PATTERNS; PRESSES (MACHINE TOOLS); SHEAR DEFORMATION; SPEED;

DIES;

ARTICLE; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CAPSULE FILLING; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MANUFACTURE; FLOW KINETICS; LUBRICATION; MEAN RESIDENCE TIME; POWDER; ROTATION; SHEAR STRESS; TABLET MACHINE; VELOCITY; WEIGHT;

EID: 77951499607     PISSN: 00325910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2010.02.010     Document Type: Article

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