- Forword
- 1. Introduction
- 1.1 Bulk solids in industry
- 1.2 Rand Reports on the performance of plants that handle bulk solids
- 1.3 General terms
- 2. Particle Technology
- 2.1 Particle Size
- 2.2 Particle Shape
- 2.3 Particle Surface
- 2.4 Particle Pores
- a) Physical
- b) Chemical
- 2.5 Particle Testing Methods
- a) of Image Analysis
- b) other Particle Tests
- 3. Bulk Technology
- 3.1 Bulk Properties, physical
- 3.2 Bulk Stress systems
- 3.3 Bulk Behaviour
- 3.4 Health & Safety Issues
- 3.5 Bulk Testing Methods
- 4. Storage and Handling
- 4.1 Flow Regimes and Flow Stresses
- 4.2 Bulk Storage
- 4.3 Feeders
- a) for Bulk Discharge
- b) for Metering
- 4.4 Conveyors
- 4.5 Elevators
- 4.6 Pneumatic Conveying
- 5. Solids Processing
- Appendices
- (i). Andrew Jenike
- (ii). Relevant Standards
The terms are broken down into the sections below to aid the review of specific fields of interest.
Descriptions in relevant sections are followed by an alphabetic list of the terms with page reference.
Note: Words shown in Italics in the definitions are defined elsewhere is the glossary.
Some text is included that is not part of the definition, but is added to aid understanding.
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