Auger reactors for pyrolysis of biomass and wastes

F Campuzano, RC Brown, JD Martínez - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2019 - Elsevier
Pyrolysis is one of the most efficient and environmentally attractive thermochemical
processes for conversion of both biomass and wastes to energy products. This review …

Recent progress on the discrete element method simulations for powder transport systems: A review

Q Shi, M Sakai - Advanced Powder Technology, 2022 - Elsevier
Powder transport systems are ubiquitous in various industries, where they can encounter
single powder flow, two-phase flow with solids carried by gas or liquid, and gas–solid–liquid …

[HTML][HTML] Screw reactors and rotary kilns in biochar production–A comparative review

K Moser, E Wopienka, C Pfeifer, M Schwarz… - Journal of Analytical and …, 2023 - Elsevier
One promising technology in the field of residue valorization is the pyrolytic conversion of
biomass to biochar. There are a lot of proven technologies for this task, with many of them …

A review of granular flow in screw feeders and conveyors

D Minglani, A Sharma, H Pandey, R Dayal, JB Joshi… - Powder Technology, 2020 - Elsevier
Screw feeders and conveyors are mainly used in industries like minerals, agriculture,
chemicals, pharmaceuticals, pigments, plastics, cement, sands, and food processing for …

A review of existing mixing indices in solid-based continuous blending operations

P Bhalode, M Ierapetritou - Powder Technology, 2020 - Elsevier
Blend uniformity is a critical quality attribute in continuous pharmaceutical manufacturing.
However, its measurement is challenging due to the difficulty and inaccessibility of sampling …

Large-scale GPU based DEM modeling of mixing using irregularly shaped particles

N Govender, DN Wilke, CY Wu, R Rajamani… - Advanced Powder …, 2018 - Elsevier
Mixing of particulate systems is an important process to achieve uniformity, in particular
pharmaceutical processes that requires the same amount of active ingredient per tablet …

Mixing performance analysis of non-cohesive particles in a double paddle blender using DEM and experiments

B Jadidi, M Ebrahimi, F Ein-Mozaffari, A Lohi - Powder Technology, 2022 - Elsevier
Discrete element method (DEM) and statistical analysis were employed to analyze the flow
patterns and mixing mechanisms of a double paddle blender. The scarcity of analysis of …

A comprehensive review of the application of DEM in the investigation of batch solid mixers

B Jadidi, M Ebrahimi, F Ein-Mozaffari… - Reviews in Chemical …, 2023 - degruyter.com
Powder mixing is a vital operation in a wide range of industries, such as food,
pharmaceutical, and cosmetics. Despite the common use of mixing systems in various …

The influence of cohesion on polyhedral shapes during mixing in a drum

N Govender, R Kobyłka, J Khinast - Chemical Engineering Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Numerous industrial processes require the blending of granular materials that differ in
morphology for which the resulting mixing cannot be predicted from bulk tests. Discrete …

Mixing and segregation assessment of bi-disperse solid particles in a double paddle mixer

B Jadidi, M Ebrahimi, F Ein-Mozaffari, A Lohi - Particuology, 2023 - Elsevier
A double paddle blender's flow patterns and mixing mechanisms were analyzed using
discrete element method (DEM) and experiments. The mixing performance of this type of the …