Developing mechanistic understanding of granular behaviour in complex moving geometry using the Discrete Element Method. Part B: Investigation of flow and mixing in the Turbula® mixer.

Powder Technology

Volumn 212, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 17-24

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

^a JOHNSON MATTHEY TECHNOLOGY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

DEM; Granular blending; Particle mixing; Turbula mixer

Indexed keywords

3D MOTION; COMMERCIAL CODES; COMPLEX PROCESSES; COMPUTER POWER; DEM; FLOW PROCESS; GLASS SPHERES; GRANULAR BLENDING; GRANULAR PRODUCTS; IDEAL SYSTEMS; LABORATORY SCALE; MIXING BEHAVIOUR; MIXING MECHANISMS; MIXING RATES; MONODISPERSE; PARTICLE MIXING; TURBULA MIXER; VESSEL GEOMETRY;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; BLENDING; INVESTMENTS;

MIXERS (MACHINERY);

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISCRETE ELEMENT METHOD; FLOW KINETICS; GEOMETRY; MATERIALS TESTING; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MIXER; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; PARTICLE SIZE; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; PROCESS MODEL; ROTATION; TURBULENT FLOW; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 79959970411     PISSN: 00325910     EISSN: 1873328X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2011.04.009     Document Type: Article

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