Addressing key issues in the instrumentation of powder handling processes, this up-to-date volumeserves as an excellent source of new ideas for designing on-line instruments, as well as a helpfulguide for understanding and applying measurement principles.Describing physical and chemical principles in clear, simple language, Powder and BulkSolids Handling Processes provides substantial background material that lists related industrialfields and the physical representation of powder properties . . . focuses on instrumentation,reviewing state variables in powder processes . . . discusses the sampling of particles from apowder bed or suspension flow as a basic method for evaluating powder handling processes ... andpresents incisive information on various methods and instruments used for on-line measurement ofpowder flow rate, particle concentration in suspension, level of powder in storage vessels, andmore.Complete with references, equations, illustrations, and tables, this volume is essential reading forchemical, mechanical, systems, ceramic, and civil engineers, instrumentation engineers in powderand bulk solid processes, and upper-level undergraduate and graduate students in chemical andmechanical engineering.
Author(s): Koichi Iinoya, Hiroaki Masuda, Kinnosuke Watanabe
Series: Chemical Industries
Publisher: CRC Press
Year: 1988
Language: English
Pages: 295
City: Boca Raton
Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
Preface
1 Introduction to Powder Handling Processes
1.1 Related Industrial Fields
1.2 Particle Size
1.3 Particle Size Distribution
1.4 Mean Particle Diameter
1.5 Examples of Powder Handling Processes References
2 Introduction to Instrumentation
2.1 State Variables in Powder Handling Processes
2.2 Necessary Conditions for Instruments
2.3 Various Phenomena Applied to Powder Sensors
References
3 Sampling of Particles
3.1 Powder Sampling
3.2 Sampling of Gas-Solid Suspensions
References
4 Powder Flow Rate
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Weighing Method
4.3 Flowmeters Based on Mechanics
4.4 Differential Pressure Method
4.5 Electrical Method
4.6 Statistical Method
4.7 Optical Method and Others
4.8 Flow Detectors
References
5 Particle Concentration in Suspensions
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Definition of Particle Concentration
5.3 Electrical Method
5.4 Attenuation Technique
5.5 Aerosol Concentration
References
6 Level of Powder in Storage Vessels
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Mechanical Method
6.3 Electrical Method
6.4 Ultrasonic Wave Level Meter
6.5 Radiometric Method
6.6 Pneumatic Method and Others
References
7 Particle Size
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Direct Classification Method
7.3 Permeability Method
7.4 Optical Method
7.5 Electrical Method
7.6 Acoustic Method and Others
References
8 Moisture Content
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Microwave Attenuation
8.3 Reflection of Infrared Rays
8.4 Electrical Methods
8.5 NMR and Other Methods
References
9 Pressure
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Pressure Gauge Construction
9.3 Pressure Transducers
9.4 Pressure Measurement in Gas-Solid Suspension Flow
References
10 Temperature
10.1 Thermal Contact Thermometers
10.2 Radiation Thermometers
References
11 Viscosity of Slurries, Powder Composition, and Motion Sensors
11.1 Slurry Viscosity
11.2 Mixture Quality of Powders
11.3 Motion Sensors
References
Index
