Powders and Solids: Developments in Handling and Processing Technologies - Special Publications

Marc Notes: Incl. bibl. ref. and index; Conf. papers 2000. Brief Description: This book will be essential reading for all industrial practitioners and all engineers working either in industry or research on processes involving solid and powder handling. Description for Sales People: Commencing with an overview of developments in the health and safety aspects of handling powders, the book then goes on to look at the new technologies being applied to powders and powder handling, followed by aspects of measurement and control in powder handling. Brief Description: Proceedings of a symposium held at UMIST, Manchester, 2000. Table of Contents: Health, Safety and Handling: The Evolvement of Solids Handling Technology; Explosion Hazards in Powder Handling and Processing: The Changes Ahead; Practical Solutions to Critical Solids Handling Problems; New Developments in the Containment of Pharmaceutical Powders; New Technologies: Powder Products and Structure; Granular Powders and Solids: Insights from Numerical Simulations; Flow Aid Technology; Measurement and Control: Wheat Flour Milling: A Case Study in Processing of Particulate Foods; Experimental Observations of Powder Consolidation; Process and Powder Handling Improvements Resulting from Particle Emission Measurement and Powder Mass Flow Monitoring using Electrodynamic Technology: A Case Study; Subject Index. Review Citations:

Scitech Book News 12/01/2001 pg. 64 (EAN 9780854048014, Hardcover)

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