Sphericity is an important indicator of particle flow properties in rotary granulation. Here, a dynamic simulation approach is proposed to study the formation of particle sphericity during agglomeration by investigati...Sphericity is an important indicator of particle flow properties in rotary granulation. Here, a dynamic simulation approach is proposed to study the formation of particle sphericity during agglomeration by investigating both the orbit and attitude of non-spherical particles in a rotary drum. First, geometric crite- ria are presented to substitute a dual-sphere particle model for the commonly encountered ellipsoidal particle model assuming the long radius of the dual-sphere particle is equal to that of the ellipsoidal particle. Next, a discrete element method is applied to calculate the positions and orientations of dual- sphere particles during granulation. The relationship between shape and attitude in the dual-sphere model is then analyzed by comparing the obtained orientation angle-oblateness curves. A conclusion can be drawn that the particle orientation angle decreases with increasing particle oblateness within a certain range.展开更多
文摘Sphericity is an important indicator of particle flow properties in rotary granulation. Here, a dynamic simulation approach is proposed to study the formation of particle sphericity during agglomeration by investigating both the orbit and attitude of non-spherical particles in a rotary drum. First, geometric crite- ria are presented to substitute a dual-sphere particle model for the commonly encountered ellipsoidal particle model assuming the long radius of the dual-sphere particle is equal to that of the ellipsoidal particle. Next, a discrete element method is applied to calculate the positions and orientations of dual- sphere particles during granulation. The relationship between shape and attitude in the dual-sphere model is then analyzed by comparing the obtained orientation angle-oblateness curves. A conclusion can be drawn that the particle orientation angle decreases with increasing particle oblateness within a certain range.
