Granular Attrition due to Rotary Valve in a Pneumatic Conveying System
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The rotary valve is a widely used mechanical device in many solids-handling industrial processes. However, it may also be responsible for most of the attrition effects occurring in a typical process. In this study, the attrition effects occurring in a rotary valve operating as a stand alone device and as part of a pneumatic conveying system are investigated. The Gwyn’s correlation was found to fit the experimental data obtained in the former case and at high air flow rates in the latter.
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