Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP160104310

Funded Activity Summary

Experimentally validated theory for the mixing of granular materials. The project aims to develop better mixing theories to support industrial applications. Effective mixing of granular materials such as aggregates in building industry and stockpiles in mineral processing is important for creating homogeneous products, yet industrial mixers lack scientific design and operate with no control of mixture quality. The project aims to establish a new general continuum mixing theory, which will be validated against X-ray measurements of grain motions within small mixers. By describing the theory using an accurate computational method, the simulations of these mixers will be scalable, and would help deliver predictions for particle mixing in much larger operations. Other expected outcomes are to control mixture quality and reduce industry reliance on costly and time-consuming trial-and-error experiments.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2016

End Date: 31-03-2019

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $350,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Geomechanics and Resources Geotechnical Engineering | Powder and Particle Technology | Solid Mechanics | Resources Engineering and Extractive Metallurgy

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Expanding Knowledge in Engineering | Construction Processes not elsewhere classified |

Other Keywords

Construction Processes not elsewhere classified | Expanding Knowledge in Engineering | Geomechanics and Resources Geotechnical Engineering | Powder and Particle Technology | Resources Engineering and Extractive Metallurgy | Solid Mechanics

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