Measuring powder flowability with a modified Warren Spring cohesion tester

The measurement of powder flowability is a major concern for most industrial processes that deal with the handling of bulk solids as raw materials,intermediates,or products.The development of devices that measure the flowability of non-aerated powders has not progressed as rapidly as might have been hoped since most research activities have been based on various types of shear testers intended to aid the design of hoppers.A new flowability indicator named as weighted cohesion (WS) is established using newly...     

The Reaction Activity of Aromatic Carbonyl Compounds with Diphenylphosphine Oxide Studied by 31P NMR

Abstract

A series of α-hydroxyphosphine oxides were prepared by the reactions of diphenylphosphine oxide and aromatic carbonyl compounds and characterized by ¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR, ³¹P NMR, FT-IR, ESI-MS, and HR-MS spectra. The reaction rates and experimental conditions of aromatic aldehydes and aromatic ketones were obviously different due to the activity of their carbonyls. The different substituents of the aromatic aldehydes affected the reaction rate too, and the quantitative reactivity of their substituent conformed to the Hammett equation. The results were confirmed by ³¹P NMR spectroscopy.     

Continuous Spectroscopy Characterization of Emulsions

In emulsion polymerization, the formation of particles has an important effect on the rate of reaction and on the final properties of the latex. To investigate particle nucleation mechanisms in emulsion polymerization it is necessary to establish the initial conditions of the emulsified system before the reaction takes place. This research reports on a technique to continuously monitor the droplet size distribution of liquid-liquid emulsions using spectroscopy. The on-line particle characterization methodology is based on an integrated sampling and dilution strategy combined with spectroscopy methods. It is shown that the sampling system integrated with a multiwavelength turbidity detector provides reliable estimates of droplet populations as function of the dispersed phase concentration in emulsions of saturated hydrocarbons. The results provide not only the groundwork necessary for the elucidation of particle nucleation during emulsion polymerization process but also suggests the potential of this combined technology to further our understanding of liquid-liquid emulsions.     

Contact Angle Measurement for Dispersed Microspheres Using Scanning Confocal Microscopy

Abstract

Scanning confocal microscopy was used for contact angle measurement of individual microspheres. The measurements were carried out by using different laser‐scanned layers of the particle floating on the air–water interface. The ratio of the diameter for the cross‐section of the protruded area of the particle at the air–water interface to the actual diameter of the particle is used for contact angle measurements. Two systems, i.e., glass and polystyrene microspheres with diameters of 3–10 and 6 µm, respectively, with water were used for this investigation (this size range of particles are most relevant to inhalation applications). Using the developed methodology, contact angles of 27° and 41° were measured (with water) for glass and polystyrene particles, respectively. The theoretical error in contact angle measurement for the developed methodology is determined to be generally about 1° with a maximum of 3° for contact angle of particles ranging from 2 to 24 µm in size; the experimental error was 4–6°. The contact angles of glass and polystyrene particles were compared to those obtained from pendant drop method and confirmed.     

浅海波导界面对点源振速方向的影响

采用“虚源法”分析计算了浅海波导环境中接收点处点源总振速方向与水平面夹角,侧重讨论确定性界面反射对总振速方向的影响。研究结果表明：总振速方向和接收点与声源的水平距离、两者深度,海底、海面特性以及声速剖面等有关。在等声速均匀浅海波导中,由于确定性界面反射的影响,当直达声掠射角为1°～50°时,合成总振速方向偏离直达声方向达1.5°～10.5°,声速剖面呈负梯度时,偏离程度更甚.     

室内环境中脑控轮椅的路径跟踪控制

为了实现室内环境中脑控轮椅的自主导航,提出了一种简单有效的路径跟踪控制方法。给定的路径通常被表示为一系列离散点,根据这一特点,提出了分段直线路径跟踪方法,即依次跟踪由前后两个路径点构成的直线路径到达目标点。基于预瞄点技术并结合模糊算法和传统的PID控制方法设计控制器,完成各分段直线路径的跟踪,并给出了有效的切换条件。实验结果表明,本文提出的路径跟踪控制方法能够使脑控轮椅在室内环境中精确地跟踪给定路径。     

光静态散射测试系统的研究与实现

随着科学技术的发展,对粒子的大小、浓度及其他特性的探测已经发展成为一个专门的研究领域和现代测量学中的一个重要分支,而光散射法已经成为一种常用的粒子测量方法。为了满足应用需求,文中提出了一种基于C8051F500单片机的光静态散射测试系统方案,详细介绍了该测试系统的设计理论原理、硬件电路的设计依据、固件程序的设计思想和测试系统的具体实现。选取一定浓度的样品溶液,运用该系统进行光散射的角度依赖性测试,实际测量值与理论依据基本相符;在不同激光功率下,对同一角度的散射光强进行测试,将测量得到的数据分析,线性度良好,满足设计要求。     

Destructive Effect of an α‐Particle on TEX

By computational studies it was found that interaction of an α‐particle with TEX (an explosive molecule having a cage structure) disturbs the molecular skeleton dramatically. As the α‐particle exerts its positive electrostatic field, the C–C bond between the dioxalane rings present in TEX breaks down forming the dication of TEX. The calculation were done within the constraints of the density functional theory at the level of B3LYP using various bases sets, mainly 6‐31++G(d,p).     

Effects of ball-to-powder diameter ratio and powder particle shape on EDEM simulation in a planetary ball mill

The effects of the ball-to-powder diameter ratio (BPDR) and the shape of the powder particles on EDEM simulation results and time in the planetary ball mill was investigated. BPDR was varied from 1 to 40/3 by changing the powder particle diameter from 8 to 0.6 ?mm. The size and shape of the powder particles do not give a significant change in both the ball motion pattern and simulation results when BPDR is over 20/3. It can be assumed that the kinetic energy of the ball has nothing to do with the size and shape of the powder particle. The simulation time and data size increase exponentially as BPDR increases. The effect of change of the powder particle shape on the calculated data size is not significant, but the more complicated its shape, the longer the simulation time, which is linearly related to the number of spheres composing a particle.     

A review on key aspects of wet granulation process for continuous pharmaceutical manufacturing of solid dosage oral formulations

Wet granulation process is a major unit operation in production of pharmaceuticals as solid dosage oral formulation. Indeed, granulation is used to improve the formulation properties such as flowability, compressibility, and so on for pharmaceutical manufacturing. Different types of granulations can be used in pharmaceutical manufacturing in which the selection of proper process depends on the operational conditions as well as formulation properties. In current decades, twin-screw wet granulation has been of paramount interest owing to its superior properties. Pharmaceutical manufacturing industry are trying to move towards continuous mode by which the efficiency can be improved compared to the batch mode. Therefore, development of continuous granulation process is of great importance. In this review article, various processing units applicable for wet granulation of pharmaceutical formulations for solid dosage forms are reviewed and discussed. The advantages and disadvantages of the processes are discussed and listed along with modeling approaches for simulation of process. The governing models and numerical schemes applicable for design of wet granulation are also critically discussed. The main focus is on wet granulation as this method has attracted much attention in pharmaceutical processing.