Agglomeration of a model food powder: Effect of maltodextrin and gum Arabic dispersions on flow behavior and compacted mass

Specimen support and astigmatism correction in Electron Microscopy are at least two areas in which lacey polymer films find extensive applications. Although their preparation has been studied for a very long time, present techniques still suffer from incomplete release of the film from its substrate and presence of a large number of pseudo holes in the film. Our method ensures complete removal of the entire lacey film from the substrate and fewer pseudo holes by pre-treating the substrate with Gum Arabic, which acts as a film release agent.The method is based on the classical condensation technique for preparing lacey films which is essentially deposition of minute water or ice droplets on the substrate and laying the polymer film over it, so that micro holes are formed corresponding to the droplets. A microscope glass slide (the substrate) is immersed in 2.0% (w/v) aq. CTAB (cetyl trimethyl ammonium bromide)-0.22% (w/v) aq.

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Flow behavior of viscoelastic fluids

AccessScience ◽

10.1036/1097-8542.yb110147 ◽

2015 ◽

Keyword(s):

Flow Behavior ◽

Viscoelastic Fluids

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Gum Arabic in Chemical Reactions

Scientific American ◽

10.1038/scientificamerican01061883-5844bsupp ◽

1883 ◽

Vol 15 (366supp) ◽

pp. 5844-5844

Author(s):

MM. Jules Lefort ◽

P. Thibault

Keyword(s):

Chemical Reactions ◽

Gum Arabic

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Investigation on the control of multiphase flow behavior in a continuous casting tundish during ladle change

Metallurgical Research & Technology ◽

10.1051/metal/2020070 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 117 (6) ◽

pp. 619

Author(s):

Rui Xu ◽

Haitao Ling ◽

Haijun Wang ◽

Lizhong Chang ◽

Shengtao Qiu

Keyword(s):

Multiphase Flow ◽

Flow Behavior ◽

Rolled Strip ◽

Impact Zone ◽

Steel Cleanliness ◽

Carry Over ◽

Slag Carry Over ◽

Hot Rolled ◽

Turbulence Inhibitor ◽

The Impact

The transient multiphase flow behavior in a single-strand tundish during ladle change was studied using physical modeling. The water and silicon oil were employed to simulate the liquid steel and slag. The effect of the turbulence inhibitor on the slag entrainment and the steel exposure during ladle change were evaluated and discussed. The effect of the slag carry-over on the water-oil-air flow was also analyzed. For the original tundish, the top oil phase in the impact zone was continuously dragged into the tundish bath and opened during ladle change, forming an emulsification phenomenon. By decreasing the liquid velocities in the upper part of the impact zone, the turbulence inhibitor decreased considerably the amount of entrained slag and the steel exposure during ladle change, thereby eliminating the emulsification phenomenon. Furthermore, the use of the TI-2 effectively lowered the effect of the slag carry-over on the steel cleanliness by controlling the movement of slag droplets. The results from industrial trials indicated that the application of the TI-2 reduced considerably the number of linear inclusions caused by ladle change in hot-rolled strip coils.

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