Jenike & Johanson will be presenting two insightful technical sessions at the upcoming AIChE Annual Meeting, showcasing our expertise in bulk solids flow, storage, and mixing. Whether you’re focused on preventing solid caking or optimizing powder blending, these talks offer valuable, science-driven solutions to improve process performance and product quality.
📌 Session 1
Title: Unraveling and Mitigating Solid Caking of Hygroscopic Materials in Storage: A Combined Experimental and CFD Approach
Co-Authors: Jairo Paternina and Fuat Sakirler
This session explores a combined experimental and computational strategy to tackle solid caking — a persistent challenge that impacts safety, efficiency, and product quality across many industries.
Why attend:
- Understand how CFD can predict critical temperature/humidity thresholds that lead to caking.
- Learn how static and dynamic caking tests quantify environmental effects on caking.
- Discover practical strategies like bin insulation and purging to mitigate caking risks.
- See how modeling + lab testing lead to safer storage and improved flow behavior.
📌 Session 2
Title: DEM Study of a Batch Blending Process
Co-Authors: Liz Del Cid, Savitha Panikar, and Roger Barnum
This talk highlights the use of Discrete Element Method (DEM) modeling to simulate and optimize a batch ribbon blending process involving both cohesive and free-flowing powders. Accurate material testing was used to calibrate the DEM model and validate it against experimental blending data.
Why attend:
- Explore the impact of using real material properties (vs surrogates) for DEM calibration.
- Learn how particle/wall and particle/particle interactions affect blending accuracy.
- Understand how DEM can help minimize segregation and improve blend uniformity.
- See how simulation + experiment drive better powder mixing strategies and reduce wasted runs.