Developing mechanistic understanding of granular behaviour in complex moving geometry using the discrete element method. Part A: Measurement and reconstruction of turbula® mixer motion using positron emission particle tracking

CMES - Computer Modeling in Engineering and Sciences

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 217-238

  Marigo, M ^a,b   Cairns, D L ^a   Davies, M ^a   Cook, M ^c   Ingram, A ^b   Stitt, E H ^a  

^a JOHNSON MATTHEY TECHNOLOGY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c DEM Solutions Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

DEM.; Granular blending; Particle mixing; PEPT; Turbula mixer

Indexed keywords

COMPLEX MOTION; DEGREE OF SEGREGATION; DEM SIMULATION; DISCRETE ELEMENT METHOD; DISCRETE ELEMENT MODELLING; DISPERSE PARTICLES; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; GRANULAR BLENDING; MIXING TIME; NUMERICAL MODELS; PARTICLE MIXING; PIVOT BEARINGS; POSITRON EMISSION PARTICLE TRACKING; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MOTION;

BLENDING; ELECTRONS; MIXERS (MACHINERY); PARTICLE BEAM TRACKING; POSITRONS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER);

EID: 77954583851     PISSN: 15261492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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