Twin screw granulation using conveying screws: Effects of viscosity of granulation liquids and flow of powders

Powder Technology

Volumn 238, Issue , 2013, Pages 77-90

  Dhenge, Ranjit M ^a   Washino, Kimiaki ^a   Cartwright, James J ^b   Hounslow, Michael J ^a   Salman, Agba D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

DEM; PIV; Regime map; Twin screw; Viscosity; Wet granulation

Indexed keywords

DEM; PIV; REGIME MAP; TWIN SCREW; WET GRANULATION;

FASTENERS; LIQUIDS; POWDERS; VELOCITY; VISCOSITY;

GRANULATION;

ARTICLE; COMPRESSION; CONVEYING SCREW; EQUIPMENT; LIQUID; PARTICLE IMAGE VELOCIMETRY; PHYSICAL MODEL; POROSITY; POWDER; POWDER FLOW; PROCEDURES; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SIMULATION; STRENGTH; SURFACE PROPERTY; TWIN SCREW GRANULATION; VELOCITY; VISCOSITY;

EID: 84875593488     PISSN: 00325910     EISSN: 1873328X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2012.05.045     Document Type: Article

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