Biography:
Obtained Hons. degree in Mechanical engineering sciences, and went to Australia. Obtained PhD at University of NewcastleA.W.Roberts.
Worked in Australia, Norway and now in USA.
Member of Royal Society for Chartered Engineers, MNIF.
Know-how and experience:
18 years of experience in Particlepowder technology. Competence in several areas such as Characterization of solids, handling and conveying of bulk solids, processing of solid such as gas claning, drying and homogenization.
Publications:
A. W. Roberts , M. Ooms, K. S. Manjunath
Aspects of feeder design for controlling the gravity discharge of bulk solids from mass flow bins Int. conf. on Bulk Materials Storage, Handling and Transportation. Australia, 1983
Roberts A. W. , M. Ooms, K. S. Manjunath
Feeder load and power requirement in the controlled gravity flow of bulk solids from mass flow bins. Trans. Mech. Engineers, Inst.of Engineers, Australia Vol ME9, No.1, April 1984
K. S. Manjunath, A. W. Roberts
Wall pressure and feeder load interactions in mass flow hopperfeeder combinations Part I. Bulk Solids Handling. Vol 6, No. 4 Oct. 19860
K. S. Manjunath, A. W. Roberts
Wall pressure and feeder load interactions in mass flow hopperfeeder combinations Part II. Bulk Solids Handling. Vol 6, No.5 Oct. 1986
K. S. Manjunath, A. W. Roberts
Interactive roles of hopperfeeder systems as an essential criteria for feeder design II Int. Conf. on Bulk Materials Storage, Handling and Transportation, Wollongong, Australia, 1986
K. S. Manjunath, A. W. Roberts
A basic approach for feeder design: Integrated concept of hopperfeeder combination. Powder and Bulk Solids Conference, Chicago, U. S. A. May 1986
K. S. Manjunath, A.W. Roberts
Performance characteristics of vibratory feeders for the controlled discharge of bulk solids from storage bins. Powder and Bulk Solids Conference, Chicago, U. S. A. May 1987
A. W. Roberts , M. Ooms, K. S. Manjunath
Performance of dump hopper and apron feeder using inserts to control feeder load. Powder and Bulk Solids Conference, Chicago, U. S. A. May 1987 also published in Intl. Journal of Bulk solids storage in silos, U.K. 1990
G. Forsberg, K.S.Manjunath
Tubefeeder - An advanced simplicity in bulk materials handling operations. Int. Jour. on Handling & Processing of powders. Vol 1, No. 2 , June 1989
K. S. Manjunath, G.Forsberg
Uniform discharge of bulk solids from flat bottom cylindrical silos using the Tubefeeder. Bulk solids handling, Vol 10, No. 4 1990.PP 407-412
A. W. Roberts, K.S.Manjunath
Performance of screw feeders for controlled flow of bulk solidsPowder & Bulk Solids Conference, U.S.A, May 1992
K. S. Manjunath, S. R. de Silva, A. W. Roberts
Homogenization of bulk powders in plane symmetric silos Int. Jour. for powder handling & processing, Vol 4, No. 3, Sept 1992
A. W. Roberts, K. S. Manjunath, W. Mc.Bride
The mechanics of screw feeder performance for bulk solids flow control. Transc. of Mechanical Engineering IEAust., Vol.ME 118 No.1, March 1993
A. W. Roberts, K. S. Manjunath, W. Mc.Bride
The mechanics of screw feeder performance for bulk solids flow control, Int. conf. Reliable flow of particulate solids II,Oslo, Norway, 1993
K.S.Manjunath et.al.
Determination of the performance of gravity blenders with emphasis on plane symmetric designs.Int. conf.on Reliable flow of particulate solids II, Oslo, Norway, 1993
K.S.Manjunath, A.W.Roberts
The mechanics of screw feeder for the uniform draw-down of bulk powders from silos. Powder & Bulk Solids conference, U.S.A., May 1994
A.W.Roberts, K.S.Manjunath
Volumetric and torque characteristics of screw feeders.Powder & Bulk Solids conference,U.S.A., May 1994
D.A.Craig,A.W.Roberts, K.S.Manjunath, S.R.de Silva
Utilizing the impulse response concept to predict the blending capabilities of silos.
Intl. Journal of Powder Handling & Processing. 41994
K.S.Manjunath
Size enlargement of particulate solids such as fine alumina from electrostatic precipitator by novel spray drying technology (in preparation)
K.S.Manjunath
Fluidized bed homogenization of particulate solids for controlling product quality. Intl. Conference on reliable flow of solids, RELPOWFLO III, Norway, 1999
K.S.Manjunath
Shape analyses of particulate solids (in preparation)
K.S.Manjunath
Bulk Blending of Particulates – Fluidized Bed Technology. Intl. Journal on Powder
Handling & Processing, 2000. Volume 12, No.2, AprilJune.
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