Breaking up is hard to do: On the De-agglomeration of Cohesive Particles
Frontiers Particle Science and Technology
2016
2016 Frontiers Particle Science and Technology
General Program
Breakup of Agglomerates
Wednesday, April 13, 2016 - 10:45am to 11:15am
Cohesion between solids can arise from numerous sources. In this work, we consider cohesion arising from van der Waals forces, liquid coatings, and humidity. Experiments and DEM simulations are used to explore the role of cohesion on fluidization, and particularly on de-agglomeration.