Preliminary Program subject to change
TWA12 Advances in the Mechanical Testing and Size Measurement of Powders
OverviewPapers addressing recent advances in powder characterization techniques are invited.
Primary SponsorParticle and Bulk Powder Characterization (TWa)

Chair

Richard Turton
Chemical Engineering
West Virginia University
453 Engineering Sc. Building, P.O. Box 6102
Morgantown, WV 26506
Phone Number: 3042932111 x 2402
Fax Number: 3042934139
Email: richard.turton@mail.wvu.edu

CoChair

Clive E. Davies
Institute of Technology and Engineering
Massey University
Private Bag 11 222
Palmerston North,
New Zealand
Phone Number: 64-6-356-9099
Fax Number: 64-6-350-5604
Email: c.davies@massey.ac.nz
Mechanical Testing on Small Quantity of Loosely Compacted Cohesive Powders
Ali Hassanpour1, Giovanna Ferrentino2 and Mojtaba Ghadiri1, (1)Institute of Particle Science and Engineering, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, United Kingdom, (2)Department of Chemical and Food Engineering, University of Salerno, Via Ponte Don Melillo, Fisciano (SA) I-84084, Italy
Tensile Strength of Cohesive Powders
Martin Morgeneyer1, Lothar Brendel2, Michael Roeck1, Joerg Schwedes1 and Dietrich E. Wolf2, (1)Institut für Partikeltechnik (formerly Institut für Mechanische Verfahrenstechnik), TU Braunschweig, Volkmaroder Strasse 5, Braunschweig, Germany, (2)Theoretical Physics, University of Duisburg-Essen, Duisburg, Germany
Shape Descriptors for Particle Characterisation and Classification Using Imaging and Image Analysis
Jorge Calderon De Anda1, Xue Z. Wang1, Carl Crompton2, Andy Prior2 and Richard Tweedie2, (1)Institute of Particle Science and Engineering, The University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, United Kingdom, (2)Malvern Instruments Ltd, Enigma Business Park, Grovewood Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, United Kingdom
Methods for the Adjustment of an Experimental Psd to a Reference Model and Its Verification
Michael Stintz, Institute of Process Engineering and Environmental Technology, TU Dresden, Dresden, 01062, Germany

Topical W: Fifth World Congress on Particle Technology