Impact breakage of particulate solids
Impact breakage of particulate solids
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1998
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D. Papadopoulos
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D. Papadopoulos
Uncontrolled particle breakage can result in deterioration of product quality and reduction of process performance with severe economical consequences. Therefore, identification and understanding of the processes and mechanisms responsible for particle breakage are of paramount importance. The objective of this work is to provide a systematic approach to the analysis of the impact breakage of particulate solids. Such an approach involves observation, analysis and modelling of the constituent mechanisms of particle breakage by means of indentation fracture mechanics. The literature is rich of studies of particle breakage under various loading conditions. However, modelling has mainly focused on quantifying rather than predicting particle breakage. Two main reasons are responsible for this inadequacy. First, results have often been obtained from multi-particle tests where the mode of loading, i.e. loading conditions and contact geometry, is ill-defined. Second, little has been done to establish the dependence of particle breakage on mechanical properties such as Young's modulus, hardness and fracture toughness. Single particle impact testing is used in this work to investigate the effect of impact velocity, number of impacts, particle size and impact angle on the breakage of materials with a wide range of properties and structures. The test materials involve polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) extrudates, ammonium nitrate prills, molecular sieve beadsl and three types of highly porous silica particles used as catalyst carriers (denoted as PS1, PS2 and PS3). The selection of the test materials combines their scientific merit with the current industrial interest. The hardness of PMMA is measured using indentation, while the fracture toughness is obtained from the literature. The effect of strain rate and test configuration on the value of fracture toughness, appropriate for the impact test conditions, is carefully considered. The hardness and fracture toughness of the PS3 beads are measured using indentation fracture. However, the mechanical characterisation of the ammonium nitrate prills, PS1 and PS2 particles is very difficult due to the roughness of the surface and/or the irregular shape of the particles. Observation of the impact event using high-speed recording techniques and examination of the morphology of the impact product using light and scanning electron microscopies are employed to identify the breakage pattern of the test materials as a function of impact velocity. Interpretation of the results is then carried out based on crack morphologies of indentation fracture and particle breakage, as described in the literature. The breakage 1 Only for qualitative work.