The effect of the size of a conical hopper aperture on the parameters of the flow equation of sorbitol and its size fractions

Abstract

This work studies the influence of the diameter of a conical hopper aperture on the mass flow rate Q (g/s) of the pharmaceutical excipient, sorbitol, for direct compression and its size fractions.

Keywords

• particulate material
• excipient
• flow equation
• conical hopper
• size fraction