Fine powders and granular materials are extensively used in industrial applications. To manage and to enhance processing techniques, these materials have to be exactly characterized. The ...

The prediction of the angle of repose for raised mounds of dry cohesive granular material is a long-standing problem in the natural sciences and in industry. Using numerical (particle-based) ...

The GranuDrum instrument is an automated powder flowability measurement technique predicated on the rotating drum principle. The drum is a horizontal cylindrical with transparent sidewalls and it is ...

The processing of powders is involved in many applications in the food industry. The formulations of recipes typically require the blending of constituents with different properties in terms of ...

Introduction Have you ever seen video footage of an avalanche or landslide rolling down a hill? Why is it that at one moment everything seems fine then suddenly the mountain begins to slump? This ...

Growing up in a household where there was plenty of exposure to home construction cultivated a fascination with dirt and sand piles, necessary components of many varied projects in which a parent was ...