Measuring powder flow properties in a rotating drum

Flowability; Granular flow; Powder characterization; Powder cohesiveness; Powder flow; Condition; Drum geometry; Flow properties; Granular flows; Physical quantities; Powder Flow; Rotating drums; Instrumentation; Electrical and Electronic Engineering; Applied Mathematics; Condensed Matter Physics

Abstract :

[en] The rotating drum geometry is widely used to analyze the flow of powders and granular materials in low consolidation conditions. Many different physical quantities can be measured using image analysis algorithms. This variety of methods makes it difficult to compare the results obtained with different set-ups and methods. In this paper, the set of physical quantities (Dynamic angle of repose α, Cohesive index CI, Roughness index RI, Aeration AE and Thixotropy index TI) measured by GranuDrum instrument from the images using dedicated algorithms are presented in details. Moreover, the results obtained with a set of typical powders are analyzed to illustrate the interpretation of the different measurements. For the whole set of parameters, a strong dependence to the drum rotating speed is shown by the measurement results, highlighting the importance of the measurement at different flowing speeds. Moreover, time-dependent or shear-dependent properties are evidenced.

Disciplines :

Physics

Author, co-author :

Neveu, A. ; GranuTools, Awans, Belgium

Francqui, F.; GranuTools, Awans, Belgium

Lumay, Geoffroy ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de physique

Language :

English

Title :

Measuring powder flow properties in a rotating drum

Publication date :

15 August 2022

Journal title :

Measurement

ISSN :

0263-2241

eISSN :

1873-412X

Publisher :

Elsevier B.V.

Volume :

200

Pages :

111548

Peer reviewed :

Peer reviewed

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https://api.elsevier.com/content/article/PII:S0263224122007655?httpAccept=text/xml

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since 14 September 2022

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