https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202124903008
Hydrophobic and raw glass beads flow behavior under different processing conditions
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Université de Lorraine, Laboratoire d’Energétique et de Mécanique Théorique et Appliquée (LEMTA), CNRS, UMR 7563, Vandoeuvre-lés-Nancy, F-54500, France.
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Université de Lorraine, Laboratoire d’Ingénierie des Biomolécules (LIBio), 2 avenue de la Forêt de Haye, TSA 40602, 54518 Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, France.
3
GRASP, Institute of Physics B5a, University of Liège, B4000 Liège, Belgium.
* e-mail: shirin.enferad@univ-lorraine.fr & shirinenferad@yahoo.com
Published online: 7 June 2021
Controlling the powder flow by the surface properties of the particles as well as understanding their flowability under different processing dynamics are amongst the major challenges of the powder industry. Indeed, handling large quantities needs powders with good flowability, adequate compressibility and few electrostatic charges. We have performed a chemical treatment in order to obtain hydrophobic glass bead and its bulk behavior has been compared with raw glass bead. We characterized flow properties under different processing conditions. Both powders presented similar flow behavior in the free fall measurement, however hydrophobic glass bead showed lower flow behavior under flow with rotating drum. Also, hydrophobic glass bead presented negative and raw glass bead almost zero electrostatic charges.
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