Attrition of Bulk Particulate Solids

Publication Reference: 
ARR-01-03
Author Last Name: 
Bridgwater
Authors: 
John Bridgwater, C.R. Bemrose, J.J. Benbow, E.W. Oxley
Report Type: 
ARR - Annual Report
Research Area: 
Size Reduction
Publication Year: 
1983
Publication Month: 
11
Country: 
United Kingdom

Preamble

The work reported here falls into three distinct areas. Part A provides a review of attrition and an appraisal of existing test methods. Part B presents the results of work on the behaviour of alumina particles in the annular attrition cell and in single particle crushing experiments and associated tests. Part C is concerned with developing insight into attrition kinetics by initial tests in the annular shear cell. The immediate goal was a clarification of the effect of molecular weight on the attrition of high density poly- ethylene.