Discrete element method (DEM) simulation is widely used to calculate the flow characteristics of particles under certain conditions. DEM input parameters are prerequisite for accurate modeling and particles. In order explore mechanical properties breaking behavior gluten pellets, pellet material property, interaction pellet–stainless steel pellet–pellet (multi-spheres autofill model), bonding (...

Sandpiles have become paradigmatic systems for granular flow studies in statistical physics. New directions of investigations are discussed here. Rather than varying the nature of the pile (sand, salt, rice,..) we have investigated changes in the boundary conditions. We have investigated experimentally and numerically sandpile structures on bases having a fractal perimeter. This type of perimet...

This is an introductory course into some aspects of the physics of granular materials. Three theoretical questions are looked into more detail corresponding to the three hours of the course: I present some statistical models to describe the shape of a heap under impact and present a way to calculate the angle of repose from the first principle. The second part contains the theoretical framework...

In the present study, gelatin microspheres containing ofloxacin were prepared by coacervation phase separation method and characterized by optical microscopy and scanning electron microscopy. The microspheres were analyzed for drug entrapment, bulk density, angle of repose, particle size and In-vitro release pattern. The effect of process variables on microsphere size was studied and based on t...

Stavudine oral disintegration tablets were formulated to minimize the bitter taste and to reduce the first-pass hepatic metabolism. The various precompression parameters like the angle of repose, bulk density, compressibility index and Hausner's ratio were determined for the powder blend. In this study, 14 formulations of stavudine oral disintegration tablet were prepared by direct compression ...

The present study was planed to prepare microspheres for sustained release of Lamivudine using various cellulose polymers such as Ethyl cellulose, Cellulose acetate phthalate, cellulose acetate by employing solvent evaporation technique. Microspheres were characterized for the particle size distribution, wall thickness by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), angle of repose, drug content, bulk d...

We consider the impact of the effective gravitational acceleration g{eff} on gravity-driven granular shear flow utilizing a tumbler of radius R rotating at angular velocity omega when g{eff} is varied up to 25 times the gravitational level on Earth in a large centrifuge. The Froude number Fr=omega{2}R/g{eff} is shown to be the proper scaling to characterize the effect of gravity on the angle of...

Wind blowing over sand on Earth produces decimeter-wavelength ripples and hundred-meter- to kilometer-wavelength dunes: bedforms of two distinct size modes. Observations from the Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover and the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter reveal that Mars hosts a third stable wind-driven bedform, with meter-scale wavelengths. These bedforms are spatially uniform in size and typi...

Theophylline controlled release matrix tablets were prepared with guar gum in two ratios and with three different hardness of 5, 6 and 7 kg/cm. Theophylline controlled release granules were prepared and evaluated for the angle of repose, bulk density, tapped density, compressibility index and Hausners ratio. All the formulation showed good flow properties. The compressed tablets were evaluated ...

The study investigates ibuprofen with wax-like properties as a multifunctional agent (as an active component and as a melt binder). Binding efficiency was compared with granules prepared by wet granulation using polyvinylpyrollidone (PVP K-30) as a binder for micromeritic, physical and mechanical properties such as angle of repose, particle size distribution Carr's index, Hausner's ratio, crush...