Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0208107

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0208107

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Wet granule mechanics and their influence on agglomeration behaviour and granulation processes. Granulation is a widely-used particle size enlargement process performed by spraying a liquid binder onto an agitated powder mass. It is currently impossible to quantitatively predict granule growth behaviour in terms of the fundamental properties of the particles and binder. This project will measure and model the deformation of granules and the strength of bonds formed between them and use this information to predict their growth behaviour. Special attention will be given to the effects of strain-rate and particle morphology in granulation mechanics. Improvements in granulation technology will be of great benefit to food, pharmaceutical, agricultural, explosives and mining industries and opens the way to 'designer granulation' for special purposes.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2002

End Date: 31-12-2006

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $466,782.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Chemical Engineering | Mechanical Engineering | Process Control And Simulation |

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Processed food products and beverages not elsewhere classified | Other | Other

Other Keywords

Chemical Engineering | Mechanical Engineering | Other | Process Control And Simulation | Processed food products and beverages not elsewhere classified

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