(214b) Improving Flowability by Designing Powders

In many industrial applications, storage and flow of powdered materials are often encountered. Powder flowability is a function of the powder itself as well as of design of the equipment used to handle it. These are the two sides of the same coin; you can achieve better flow behavior by using either approach. Thus, it is quite possible to design powder characteristics in order to achieve good flow behavior. This presentation will discuss various powder characteristics that play a role in determining flow behavior, and also demonstrate by giving examples from industrial applications.