Preliminary Program subject to change
TWC23 Selected Topics in Particulate Handling, Processing and Granular Systems
Overviewhis poster seesion is dedicated to all topics in particulate handling/processing and granular systems. We are looking for experimental and theoretical papers from academia and industry. Papers pushing the limits of today's knowledge in particulate handling and processing are encouraged.
Primary SponsorParticulate Handling/Processing and Granular Systems (TWc)

Chair

Ray Cocco
R&D
The Dow Chemical Company
1319 Bldg.
Midland, MI 48667
Phone Number: 989-636-1166
Fax Number: 989-636-4616
Email: racocco@dow.com

CoChair

Ugur Tuzun
Head of Chemical & Process Engineering
School of Engineering
School Director of Research
University of Surrey
Guildford, Surrey, GU2 7XH
United Kingdom
Phone Number: +44 1483 686587
Fax Number: +44 1483 686591
Email: u.tuzun@surrey.ac.uk
The Importance of Clearance and Bulk Solids Flow Properties in Predicting the Thoughput of a Screw Feeder
Peter C. Arnold, Centre for Bulk Solids & Particulate Technologies, Faculty of Engineering, University of Wollongong, Northfields Avenue, WOLLONGONG, NSW 2522, Australia and Wendy Halford, Centre for Bulk Solids & Particulate Technologies, University of Wollongong, Northfields Avenue, WOLLONGONG, NSW 2522, Australia
Continuous Operation of Zig-ZagŪ Blender for Pharmaceutical Applications
Lakshman Pernenkil1, Thomas Chirkot2 and Charles L. Cooney1, (1)Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, 56-454, CAMBRIDGE, MA 02139, (2)Customer Research Laboratory, Patterson Kelley and Company, PO Box 458,, East Stroudsburg, PA 18301
Preliminary Numerical Simulations of the Flow of Frictional-Cohesive Granular Materials through Bins
Mohamed Sayed, Canadian Hydraulics Centre, National Research Council, 1200 Montreal Road, Bldg. M-32, Room 318, Ottawa, ON K1A 0R6, Canada
The Effect of Particle Shape on Simple Shear Flows
Paul Cleary, Mathematical and Information Sciences, CSIRO, Private Bag 33, Clayton, 3168, Australia
The Effect of Particle Shape on Granular Stress
Benjamin D. James, Chemical Engineering, University of Florida, Chemical Engineering Department, P.O. Box 116005, Gainesville, FL 32611-6005 and Jennifer S. Curtis, University of Florida, Chemical Engineering Department, P.O. Box 116005, Gainesville, FL 32611-6005
Measurement of Gas Velocities in Gas/Solids Flows Using Time-of-Flight Ultrasound
David M. Pfund1, James A. Fort1, Gerald P. Morgen2 and Steven M. Trujillo3, (1)Fluids and Computational Engineering, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Battelle Blvd, PO Box 999, MS K7-15, Richland, WA 99352, (2)Electronics and Measurement Systems, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Battelle Blvd, PO Box 999, MS K7-15, Richland, WA 99352, (3)Engineering Sciences, Sandia National Laboratories, 1515 Eubank SE, MS0834, Albuquerque, NM 87123

Topical W: Fifth World Congress on Particle Technology