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Density : Particle, p
Particle density =
total mass
Total volume
Close Pores
Hydrodynamic
envelope
bonding particle
volume, Vp
Open pores
1(2)
1(3)
HOSAKAWA MIKRON MODEL PT-R
B.
Density: Bulk, b
Bulk density, b =
Bulk mass
Bulk volume it occupies
Bulk volume includes the spaces
between particles and the envelope
volumes of the particles.
1(4)
Voidage, or porosity
The volume of the voids within the bed. i.e. the
volume occupied by air divided by the total
(overall) volume of the bed.
1(5)
b
p
(1.1)
b = bulk density
p = particle density
1(6)
tbd b
100%
t
(1.2)
1(7)
Hausner Ratio, HR
If the ratio:
1(8)
o HR >1.4 : Group C
o 1.25 < HR < 1.4 : Transition AC
o HR < 1.25 : Group A, B or D
Other available types of test such as:
o Funnel/discharge est
o Fluidization index, deaeration, permeability
o Floodibility test
o Dispersibility
o Pick up velocity
o Pseudoviscosity and suspension-flow
behaviour index etc.