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We have used speckle visibility spectroscopy (SVS) and synchronized force measurements to compare the granular dynamics of two cohesive lactose powders, with Sauter mean diameters of ~29 μm and ~151 μm, in a rotating drum. A load cell (LC) was used to measure forces on the drum mounting frame and enable monitoring of bulk powder motion; SVS is a dynamic light scattering technique particularly suited for studying dynamics in dense, non-ergodic granular systems. Our results reveal that surface slumping and intermittent collisional dynamics in the bulk of the bed are correlated, especially for the fine more cohesive particles (Geldart group C/A boundary), butnot as much for the less cohesive larger particles (Geldart group A/B boundary). The specific dissipation energy of the particles in the drum is similar for both powders, and increases linearly with increasing drum speed. However, the dependencies of the load cell and SVS signals on rotation speed have opposing trends for these two powders, indicating different dissipation mechanisms for the different Geldart Groups; collisional dissipation is more important for the Geldart C/A powder, while for the Geldart A/B powder avalanche dissipation is dominant.
Author(s): Yang H, Jiang GL, Saw HY, Davies C, Biggs MJ, Zivkovic V
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Chemical Engineering Science
Year: 2016
Volume: 146
Pages: 1-9
Print publication date: 02/06/2016
Online publication date: 16/02/2016
Acceptance date: 08/02/2016
Date deposited: 18/02/2016
ISSN (print): 0009-2509
ISSN (electronic): 1873-4405
Publisher: Elsevier
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ces.2016.02.023
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2016.02.023
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