Analysis of the bulk solid flow during gravitational silo emptying using X-ray and ECT tomography

Powder Technology

Volumn 224, Issue , 2012, Pages 196-208

  Grudzien, Krzysztof ^a   Niedostatkiewicz, Maciej ^b   Adrien, Jerome ^c   Maire, Eric ^c   Babout, Laurent ^a  

^a LODZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

^b GDANSK UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

Author keywords

Continuous exposure solid concentration changes; Electrical Capacitance Tomography; Granular material; Silo flow; X ray tomography

Indexed keywords

2D IMAGES; BULK SOLID FLOW; BULK SOLIDS; CONTINUOUS EXPOSURE; DRY SAND; ELECTRICAL CAPACITANCE TOMOGRAPHY; ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS; FLOW ANALYSIS; GRANULAR FLOWS; MONITORING AND DIAGNOSTICS; PACKING DENSITY; SHEAR ZONE; SILO DISCHARGE; SILO FLOW; SILO WALL; SOLID CONCENTRATIONS; X-RAY TECHNIQUES; X-RAY TOMOGRAPHY;

CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE TOMOGRAPHY; FLOW OF SOLIDS; GRANULAR MATERIALS; SOLIDS;

X RAYS;

ARTICLE; BULK SOLID FLOW; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITY; ELECTRICAL CAPACITANCE TOMOGRAPHY; FLOW KINETICS; GRAVITY; IMAGING AND DISPLAY; PACKING DENSITY; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; SAND; SHEAR ZONE; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SOLID CONCENTRATION; TOMOGRAPHY; TWO DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; X RAY ANALYSIS; X RAY TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 84860513243     PISSN: 00325910     EISSN: 1873328X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2012.02.054     Document Type: Article

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