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EPSRC Reference:	GR/K60596/01
Title:	DEVELOPING AND TESTING OF FINITE ELEMENT TECHNIQUES FOR MODELLING PASTES
Principal Investigator:	Crisfield, Professor C
Other Investigators:	Briscoe, Professor B
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Project Partners:	Finite Element Analysis Ltd Unilever
Department:	Aeronautics
Organisation:	Imperial College London
Scheme:	Standard Research (Pre-FEC)
Starts:	01 January 1996	Ends:	31 December 1998	Value (£):	126,295
EPSRC Research Topic Classifications:	Complex fluids & soft solids
EPSRC Industrial Sector Classifications:	Chemicals Food and Drink
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In the development of new processes, manufacturers are faced with a growing diversity of equipment options and a limited technical basis for selection; little is known in detail regarding their complex flow behaviour and the influence of the wall boundary conditions. Pilot scale trials may be lengthy and expensive. Moreover, scale-up for factory installations has to rely on uncertain scale-up rules.The current strategy which is emerging world-wide is to employ computer simulation as a basis for optimising the design and operating parameters. It is recognised that the direct modelling of discrete-particle or particle-wall interactions in an assembly has limited predictive capacity at present. However, the nonlinear finite element method is increasingly being used as a means to describe flow response in simple as well as complex geometries. While some progress can be made with existing off-the-shelf finite element (FE) computer programs, the latter are not specifically geared to describe the behaviour of these pastes and instread one has to use models mainly developed for either metallic or soil systems. As a consequence, the real potential for numerical simulation is not currently being utilised. The primary aim of this project is to attempt to change this situation by developing and evaluating codes which are specifically designed for the description of paste systems in a range of deformation geometries.
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