The measurement of powder flow properties with a mechanically stirred aerated bed

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 373-381

  Tomasetta, Igino ^a   Barletta, Diego ^a   Lettieri, Paola ^b   Poletto, Massimo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aerated powders; Fluidization; Powder flow properties; Powder technology; Rheology; Solid mechanics

Indexed keywords

AERATED POWDERS; ANGLE OF INTERNAL FRICTION; CONSOLIDATION STATE; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FINE POWDERS; FLOW PROPERTIES; FLOWABILITY; FLUID-BEDS; FLUIDIZED BED RHEOMETERS; FLUIDIZED POWDERS; INTERPARTICLE FORCE; POWDER FLOW; POWDER FLOW PROPERTIES; POWDER TECHNOLOGY; RHEOLOGICAL MODELS; RHEOLOGICAL STUDIES; SOLID MECHANICS; VERTICAL WALL;

ELASTICITY; FLUIDIZATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POWDERS; RHEOLOGY; RHEOMETERS; STRESS ANALYSIS; STRESS CONCENTRATION;

FLUIDIZED BEDS;

EID: 83955163727     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2011.10.056     Document Type: Article

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