Computational approaches to granular segregation in tumbling blenders

Authors
Shinbrot, T Zeggio, M Muzzio, FJ
Citation
T. Shinbrot et al., Computational approaches to granular segregation in tumbling blenders, POWD TECH, 116(2-3), 2001, pp. 224-231
Citations number
43
Categorie Soggetti
Chemical Engineering
Journal title
POWDER TECHNOLOGY
ISSN journal
00325910 → ACNP
Volume
116
Issue
2-3
Year of publication
2001
Pages
224 - 231
Database
ISI
SICI code
0032-5910(20010523)116:2-3<224:CATGSI>2.0.ZU;2-#
Abstract
We discuss cellular automata (CA) simulations of granular segregation in se veral different tumbling blenders, including simple rotating drams, V-blend er shells, drums tumbling end-over-end and double-cones. In all cases, simp lified CA generates data that agree ge surprisingly well with companion exp eriments. This implies that a predictive understanding of segregation mecha nisms in a wide variety of problems may be achievable using relatively simp le algorithms. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.