Expertise
- Determining flow properties for bins and hoppers
- Prediction and measurement of solids flow rate
- Powder fluidisation, deaeration and settling
- Predicting loads exerted on bins and feeders
- Design and operation of bin dischargers and feeders
- Analysis of flow promotion devices at hopper outlets
- Design and operation of chutes and conveyor transfers
- Determination of maximum belt conveyor inclinations
- Design and analysis of pneumatic conveyors
- Dust explosion hazards and control
- Segregation and mixing of bulk solids
- Computer simulation of particulate flows and mechanisms (e.g. DEM)
Bulk Materials Engineering Australia (BMEATM), 2011