Project

Development of first-principle models to obtain detailed insights into the loss-in-weight feeding system performance

Code
01CD12724
Duration
01 September 2024 → 31 December 2024
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
Research disciplines
  • Medical and health sciences
    • Pharmaceutical technology
  • Engineering and technology
    • Modelling, simulation and optimisation
    • Chemical process design
    • Powder and particle technology
Keywords
Modeling Discrete Element Method (DEM) powder feeder
 
Project description
Accurate pharmaceutical powder feeding is essential for drug content uniformity, but the complex nature of powders makes this process challenging. The impact of equipment design, operational settings, and cohesion is not well understood. Therefore, we propose a combined modeling and experimental approach to analyze and improve feeding performance for poorly flowing powders by optimizing operating conditions and equipment design.