ERPT Articles
Why Study Particle Technology?,
by Dr. Ralph D. Nelson, Jr., P.E. (ERPT)
-- www.erpt.org/misc/whystudy.htm
Dispersing Powders in Liquids Part 1.
by Dr. Ralph D. Nelson, Jr., P.E. (ERPT)
This notes the wide variety of phenomena and industrial operations
that involve particles, notes the variety of particle shapes and
agglomerate structures, and introduces the concepts of particles
size distribution and deagglomeration.
-- ERPT 014Q-Nelson
Web Articles (not ERPT)
What is a Granular Material? / Why Study Granular Materials?
by Prof. Carl Wassgren (Purdue Univ.)
The author answers these questions and describes the significance,
presents simulation movies, and notes laboratory demonstrations of
Particle Laden Viscous Flows
Mixing and Segregation of Granular Materials
Hopper Flows
Assemblies of Fibers
Computer Simulations
Vibration of Granular Materials
--
widget.ecn.purdue.edu/~psl/background/
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widget.ecn.purdue.edu/~psl/activities/
Zooming in on NanoParticles:
For a fascinating presentation of the relative sizes of small objects
from hair to dust mites to pollen to E. coli to silver nanoparticles, see
Meso-word Visualization
(You may need to click "Start animation" twice to get it going.}
This was posted by Purest Colloids, Inc., a company whose product line
and Web site could
be the basis for an interesting classroom discussion.
System Design
by Lyn Bates (Ajax Equipment Limited)
Condensed guides to industrial powder handling:
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Ten Key Steps For the un-enlightened Purchaser of Solids Handling plant
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Ten Key Steps to Secure Sound Solids Handling Contracts
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Solids Handling is never dull!
-- is a series of humourous articles by Lyn Bates,
of Ajax Equipment Limited,
reminding us of things to do and things to avoid in making powders flow well.
While the articles contain a lot of jargon and are thus directed
at experienced particle technologists, beginners may enjoy reading them
to see how much they recognize and to provide a benchmark
for their growth in mastering the field of solids handling.
Nanotechnology - A Frontier for Engineering Education
by M.C. Roco, Senior Advisor, National Science Foundation.
-- A keynote paper (in MS Word, 840 Kbytes)
presented at a 2002 symposium on Education in Nanotechnology.
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