Axial dispersion of granular material in horizontal rotating cylinders

Powder Technology

Volumn 203, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 510-517

  Third, J R ^a   Scott, D M ^a   Scott, S A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Axial dispersion; Discrete element method; Granular materials; Rotating cylinders

Indexed keywords

AXIAL DISPERSION COEFFICIENTS; AXIAL DISPERSIONS; AXIAL POSITIONS; DIMENSIONLESS GROUPS; DISCRETE ELEMENT METHOD; DRUM ROTATION SPEED; FICK'S SECOND LAW; MONO-SIZED PARTICLES; ROTATING CYLINDERS; ROTATING HORIZONTAL CYLINDER;

BOLTZMANN EQUATION; CYLINDERS (SHAPES); GRANULAR MATERIALS; ROTATION;

DISPERSIONS;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTAINER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISCRETE ELEMENT METHOD; DISPERSION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; GRAVITY; HORIZONTAL ROTATING CYLINDER; MATERIAL STATE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; PARTICLE SIZE; PROCESS MODEL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REACTION TIME; ROTATION;

EID: 77955842085     PISSN: 00325910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2010.06.017     Document Type: Article

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