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Undesired De-blending and Separation in Processes and Equipment – The Wolfson Centre
February 10
Course overview
The issue of de-blending (segregation) of bulk particulates is one that afflicts many diverse industry sectors. For single materials and blended materials the presence of segregation within a process can be apparent as fluctuations in bulk density, chemical composition, shifts in size distribution or even unpredictable flowability issues. These types of problems invariably lead to the generation of waste through out of range product weights (tablets/ pack fill), poor processing characteristics or variable quality end products in general.
This short course covers:
- Identification of the most commonly encountered segregation mechanisms
- Examples of how segregation has occurred in plant
- Techniques that can be applied in plant design to minimise these effects
Different types of segregation will also be identified; air-induced, rolling, surface effect, percolation.
