LAPSE:2020.0808
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LAPSE:2020.0808
Characterization of the Bulk Flow Properties of Industrial Powders from Shear Tests
Domenico Macri, Roberto Chirone, Hamid Salehi, Daniele Sofia, Massimiliano Materazzi, Diego Barletta, Paola Lettieri, Massimo Poletto
July 7, 2020
Bulk flow properties from shear analysis of compacted powders can be evaluated following different approaches. Experimental values of shear stresses obtained by conventional shear cells are traditionally used to build yield loci, from which the most relevant flow properties could be found. Such flow properties play an important role in determining their performance under fluidization conditions. In this work, a useful app, named cYield, was developed by using the new Matlab’s App Developer environment. This tool enables users to calculate both linear (Coulomb) and non-linear (Warren−Spring) yield loci as the best fitting of the σ-τ experimental shear points. It also provides a wide range of statistical information related to the quality of the outcomes obtained. The different features of the tool are presented, and the crucial steps for the execution of its calculations are illustrated. Moreover, it has been applied for the yield loci analysis of four different materials traditionally used in manufacturing processes. The results confirm that the flow behavior of many industrial powders, especially if cohesive, is better described by a non-linear yield locus.
Keywords
flowability, Matlab App, powder characterization, tensile strength, yield locus
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Macri D, Chirone R, Salehi H, Sofia D, Materazzi M, Barletta D, Lettieri P, Poletto M. Characterization of the Bulk Flow Properties of Industrial Powders from Shear Tests. (2020). LAPSE:2020.0808
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Macri D: Department of Chemical Engineering, University College London, Torrington Place, London WC1E 7JE, UK [ORCID]
Chirone R: Department of Chemical Engineering, University College London, Torrington Place, London WC1E 7JE, UK
Salehi H: Dipartimento di Ingegneria Industriale, Università degli Studi di Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II, 132, 84084 Fisciano (SA), Italy
Sofia D: Dipartimento di Ingegneria Industriale, Università degli Studi di Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II, 132, 84084 Fisciano (SA), Italy
Materazzi M: Department of Chemical Engineering, University College London, Torrington Place, London WC1E 7JE, UK
Barletta D: Dipartimento di Ingegneria Industriale, Università degli Studi di Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II, 132, 84084 Fisciano (SA), Italy [ORCID]
Lettieri P: Department of Chemical Engineering, University College London, Torrington Place, London WC1E 7JE, UK
Poletto M: Dipartimento di Ingegneria Industriale, Università degli Studi di Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II, 132, 84084 Fisciano (SA), Italy [ORCID]
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Processes
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8
Issue
5
Article Number
E540
Year
2020
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2020-05-05
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2227-9717
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