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Categorie Soggetti
Materials Science, Characterization & Testing","Engineering, Chemical
A two-parameter phenomenological model for fertilizer granulation taki
ng into account the growth and death function was developed. It was as
sumed that the growth and death functions were governed by layering an
d breakage mechanisms, respectively. Experiments were conducted in a r
otary drum granulator on an N-K system and the data were used for obta
ining the model parameters with reference to the operating conditions
and to validate the model. It is concluded that the proposed model ade
quately describes the complexities of the fertilizer granulation proce
ss.