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12 - Aeronautical, Mechanical, Chemical and Manufacturing Engineering
University of Sheffield : B - Chemical and Biological engineering
Blade-granule bed stress in a cylindrical high shear granulator: I-Online measurement and characterisation
This paper highlights the development of a novel online telemetric impeller pressure sensor system in a high shear granulator (HSG) and mechanistic modelling of the blade-granule bed stress. A correction parameter was introduced to account for bed fluidisation. Knowledge of the stress is useful for studying granule growth kinetics and growth behaviour, ultimately to characterise granule properties. The model can be extended to HSGs of different designs and applied in HSG scale-up. Related awards: “Best Pharmaceutical Relevant Poster” at the 5th International Granulation Workshop by GlaxoSmithKline (2011), “Best Poster” at the 6th International Granulation Workshop by TTC (2013).