
Reflections on my career in Particle Technology
Dr. John Carson is one of the leading voices in bulk solids handling and particle ...
Chutes and Suitability
After having issues in their fuel feed chutes constantly shutting down their operation, Virginia City’...

Improve Solids Handling During Thermal Drying
This paper describes the challenges of handling pastes and other wet granular materials and provides ...

Solve Solids Handling Problems by Retrofitting
Solutions to solids handling problems in existing systems are described. Some problems are solved by ...

Silo Failures: Case Histories and Lessons Learned
A number of case studies involving silo failures are presented. Case studies include failures due ...
On Powder Flowability
The flow of powder in pharmaceutical processes dictates the quality of the product in terms ...

Fine Powder Flow Phenomena in Bins, Hoppers and Processing Vessels
Fine powders when handled in bins and processing vessels, can experience complex problems like flooding, ...

Understanding and Eliminating Particle Segregation Problems
Quality of products composed of mixtures of particles can suffer when particles separate or segregate. ...

How to Design Efficient and Reliable Feeders for Bulk Solids
This article describes various types of feeders commonly used in bulk handling systems, and provides ...

Six Steps to Designing a Storage Vessel that Really Works
Flow problems often occur because of poorly designed equipment. This article explains a methodical approach ...

Successfully Scale Up Solids Handling
Scale up of solids handling processes should be done on the basis of theory or ...

When Powders Flow Like Water: Addressing Two-Phase Flow Effects In Tablet Press Feed Systems
In tabletting processes, production rate limitations can develop when feeding fine powders (median particle diameter ...
