Effect of pneumatic conveying parameters on physical quality characteristics of infant formula

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dc.contributor.authorHanley, Kevin J.
dc.contributor.authorByrne, Edmond P.
dc.contributor.authorCronin, Kevin
dc.contributor.authorOliveira,, Jorge C.
dc.contributor.authorO'Mahony, James A
dc.contributor.authorFenelon, Mrk
dc.contributor.funderIrish Research Council for Science, Engineering and Technology
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-05T15:25:45Z
dc.date.available2024-01-02T15:23:44Zen
dc.date.available2024-01-05T15:25:45Z
dc.date.issued2011-05-09
dc.date.updated2024-01-02T15:23:46Zen
dc.description.abstractThe geometry and operating conditions of a pneumatic conveying rig for infant formula were varied according to an L18 orthogonal array, with the goal of minimising variations in four product quality characteristics: bulk density, volume mean diameter, particle density and wettability. A modular pneumatic conveying rig was fabricated from 316L stainless steel components. The factors that were varied in these experiments included mode of conveying, air velocity, number of rig passes, bend radii and vertical rig section length. A factorial analysis of variance showed that the mode of conveying, air velocity and number of passes had a statistically-significant effect on bulk density. The optimum settings to minimise variability were dense phase conveying with a 50 mm plug length, 960 mm vertical section, 3 m/s air velocity, 2 passes and 50 mm bend radii, assuming a linear model. The bulk density change at these optimum settings was negligible at 0.9%.
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dc.identifier.citationHanley, K.J., Byrne, E.P., Cronin, K., Oliveira, J.C., O’Mahony, J.A. and Fenelon, M.A. (2011) ‘Effect of pneumatic conveying parameters on physical quality characteristics of infant formula’, Journal of Food Engineering, 106(3), pp. 236–244. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfoodeng.2011.04.029
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.jfoodeng.2011.04.029en
dc.identifier.endpage244
dc.identifier.issn0260-8774
dc.identifier.issued3
dc.identifier.journaltitleJournal of Food Engineering
dc.identifier.startpage236
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/15340
dc.identifier.volume106
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.relation.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfoodeng.2011.04.029
dc.rights© 2011, Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. This manuscript version is made available under the CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license.
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.subjectAttrition
dc.subjectBulk density
dc.subjectExperimental design
dc.subjectTaguchi robust engineering design
dc.subjectWettability
dc.subjectParticle
dc.subjectAttrition
dc.subjectGranules
dc.subjectPowders
dc.titleEffect of pneumatic conveying parameters on physical quality characteristics of infant formulaen
dc.typeArticle (peer-reviewed)
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