A novel approach to predicting the behavior of arbitrary particulate mixtures under vibration
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A novel, digitally based geometrical packing algorithm, called DigiPac, is used in an investigation into the segregation of non-spherical particles, due to vibration or shaking. Comparison between simulations and experiments shows a consistent, albeit qualitative, correlation, supporting the hypothesis that segregation can be explained from a geometrical instead of mechanistic point of view, in terms of relative mobility between particles of different shapes and sizes. Thus, although the geometrical packing algorithm cannot be used to follow the dynamics of a segregation process, it provides a software tool for quick trend finding as to if and how likely segregation is to occur for any given mixture of arbitrary shapes. Such a tool is useful for process design and optimization of particulate solids.
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