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Scale-up of High-Shear Mixer Granulators

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Title: Scale-up of High-Shear Mixer Granulators
Authors: Nejatollah Rahmanian, Boonho Ng, Ali Hassanpour, Yulong Ding, Joseph Antony, Xiaodong Jia, Mojtaba Ghadiri, Peter van der Wel, Allet Krug-Polman, David York, Andrew Bayly, Hong Sing Tan
Superior Title: KONA Powder and Particle Journal, Vol 26, Iss 0, Pp 190-204 (2014)
Publisher Information: Hosokawa Powder Technology Foundation, 2014.
Publication Year: 2014
Collection: LCC:Technology (General)
LCC:Nuclear and particle physics. Atomic energy. Radioactivity
Subject Terms: granulation, high-shear granulator, scale-up, strength, cyclomix, dem modelling, pept, Technology (General), T1-995, Nuclear and particle physics. Atomic energy. Radioactivity, QC770-798
Description: The mechanics of particle interactions and the prevailing level of compressive stresses and shear strains are affected by the scale of operation, which in turn affects the granule structure, strength and functional properties. This may be the main reason why the current scaling relationships are ineffective from a viewpoint of product engineering.In a research programme supported by the EPSRC and four industrial organizations, i.e. Borax Europe, Hosokawa Micron BV, Pfizer Global Research and Development, and Procter and Gamble, we have addressed the following topics: Development of methodologies for quantifying the structure of granules in terms of internal voidage and composition distributions, strength, shape, size and density. Identification of the parameters that affect the structure of granules by using fundamental theories of microscopic contact mechanics of particles using DEM, macroscopic granular flow dynamics and kinetics of wetting. Experimental work across several length scales (1 L, 5 L, 50 L and 250 L) to aid the analysis of the process. In this paper, an overview of findings and their implications for granulation practice is presented.
Document Type: article
File Description: electronic resource
Language: English
ISSN: 0288-4534
2187-5537
Relation: https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/kona/26/0/26_2008017/_pdf/-char/en; https://doaj.org/toc/0288-4534; https://doaj.org/toc/2187-5537
DOI: 10.14356/kona.2008017
Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/80f7b0e2d7204a3183702458dd9b1d37
Accession Number: edsdoj.80f7b0e2d7204a3183702458dd9b1d37
Database: Directory of Open Access Journals
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