RESEARCH PAPER
Evaluation of the Fertilizer Granules Strength Obtained from Plate Granulation with Different Angle of Granulation Blade
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Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Bialystok University of Technology, ul. Wiejska 45C, 15-351 Bialystok, Poland
Online publication date: 2014-12-20
Publication date: 2014-09-01
Acta Mechanica et Automatica 2014;8(3):141-145
KEYWORDS
Non-Pressurized GranulatingGranulating BladeKinetic Strength of GranulesAgriculture and Horticulture Fertilizer
ABSTRACT
The goal of the paper was to assess the strength of the fertilizer granules obtained by non-pressure granulation method. The granulation process was carried out in plate granulator, according to the three-level experiment plan. A mixture of raw materials prepared in a Polish factory of agrochemicals for agriculture and horticulture was used as a study material and water was used as a wetting liquid. Granulator design parameters and process parameters were treated as entrance sizes of the experiment. Three different angles of granulation blade were used in experiments. This paper presents: the results of study of equivalent diameter size and the impact of changes in the angle of granulating blade on the strength of obtained granulate. Pfost apparatus and a set of sieves used in granulometric sieve were utilized in this study. A relation was suggested P∞ = f(α, ϰ, n, ww, t). The results were presented in the form of graphs and tables. Conclusions were presented.
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