Engineering solution

Powder Characterization & Flowability

BSII characterizes powders under conditions relevant to storage, transfer, feeding and processing. The objective is not simply to report results, but to interpret what they mean for the intended process.

Typical problems

What brings clients to us.

→Inconsistent hopper or silo discharge
→Bridging, arching and ratholing
→Poor feeder performance
→Batch-to-batch flow variation
→Uncertainty when selecting equipment

Our approach

From symptom to evidence.

We select tests that reproduce the governing behaviour, measure the relevant properties, and interpret them against actual equipment and process conditions. Recommendations are based on evidence from the material rather than generic assumptions.

Parameters considered

Flow function and cohesion

Internal and wall friction

Compressibility and density

Angle of repose

Fluidization and deaeration

Segregation tendency

Engineering outcomes