A numerical comparison of mixing efficiencies of solids in a cylindrical vessel subject to a range of motions

Powder Technology

Volumn 217, Issue , 2012, Pages 540-547

  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; Hoop mixer; Particle mixing; Rotating drum; Turbula mixer

Indexed keywords

DEM; HOOP MIXER; PARTICLE MIXING; ROTATING DRUMS; TURBULA MIXER;

AGRICULTURE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DEFORMATION; EQUIPMENT; GRANULAR MATERIALS; GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES; IMPELLERS; MIXERS (MACHINERY); PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); PERSONAL COMPUTERS; ROTATION; SPEED; VISUALIZATION;

MIXING;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYLINDRICAL VESSEL; FLOW RATE; GEOMETRY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MOTION; PARTICLE SIZE; POWER ANALYSIS; ROTATION; SIMULATION; SOLID; VELOCITY; VESSEL;

EID: 84855238392     PISSN: 00325910     EISSN: 1873328X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2011.11.016     Document Type: Article

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