Flow behavior characterization of biomass Feedstocks

Z Cheng, JH Leal, CE Hartford, JW Carson… - Powder Technology, 2021 - Elsevier
With the advancement of renewable energy, the processing and handling of biomass
feedstocks has drawn enormous research interest. The key to economically viable and …

Wedge-shaped hopper design for milled woody biomass flow

Y Lu, W **, N Saha, JL Klinger, Y **a… - … Sustainable Chemistry & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The bioenergy industry has been challenged by unstable flow and transport of milled
biomass in material handling operations. Handling issues such as hopper clogging and …

Hopper discharge flow dynamics of milled pine and prediction of process upsets using the discrete element method

F Chen, Y **a, J Klinger, Q Chen - Powder Technology, 2023 - Elsevier
Milled pine exhibits variabilities in flow properties due to complex particle characteristics,
making it challenging to ensure continuous feeding and transport in biorefineries. This work …

Flow characterization of compressible biomass particles using multiscale experiments and a hypoplastic model

Y Lu, W **, J Klinger, TL Westover, S Dai - Powder Technology, 2021 - Elsevier
Poor flowability of compressible biomass particles poses severe handling challenges in all
processes of biorefineries, which results in poor energy-yielding in conversion. This paper …

A review of computational models for the flow of milled biomass Part II: Continuum-mechanics models

W **, JJ Stickel, Y **a, J Klinger - ACS sustainable chemistry & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
The design of efficient material-handling systems for milled lignocellulosic biomass is
challenging due to their complex particle morphologies and frictional interactions …

Flow and arching of biomass particles in wedge-shaped hoppers

Y Lu, W **, J Klinger, S Dai - ACS Sustainable Chemistry & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Poor understanding of the flow behavior of granular biomass material poses great
challenges for the bioenergy industry, as the equipment functioning time is significantly …

Discharge characteristics of conical and hyperbolic hoppers based on discharge time distribution

C Guo, K Ye, Y Xu, X Dai, J Zheng, M Ya - Powder Technology, 2023 - Elsevier
An experimental method based on the discharge time distribution (DTD) and the finite
element method (FEM) simulation was applied to quantitatively evaluate the flow pattern …

Detection method of hopper discharge characteristics based on discharge time distribution combined with machine vision and neural network

C Guo, K Ye, Y Xu, J Zheng, X Dai, L Ma - Chemical Engineering Science, 2024 - Elsevier
A machine vision and neural network-based method for the quantitative detection of hopper
discharge characteristics based on the discharge time distribution is proposed. Glass beads …

Quantitative comparison of experimental and Mohr-Coulomb finite element method simulation flow characteristics from quasi two-dimensional flat-bottomed bins

K Pardikar, S Zahid, C Wassgren - Powder technology, 2020 - Elsevier
Four different flow characteristics obtained from Eulerian finite element method (FEM)
simulations using a Mohr-Coulomb material model are quantitatively compared to …

Risks of Powder Flow Obstruction in Hopper and Bin Discharge in Solid Dosage Form Manufacture should be Predicted Under The Active Stress State

K Salish, R Maurer, C Mao - Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2024 - Elsevier
Discharge of powder from a hopper or bin is a common operation in solid dosage form
manufacture. Powder flow obstruction during hopper/bin discharge, such as arching or …