Abstract
In the preceding chapters (12–16) of this book, various aspects of the transportation of bulk particulate and granular materials in pipelines have been discussed. The concept was that if the bulk solid were to be fed continuously into a gas or a liquid flowing steadily along a pipeline, the particles would be conveyed by the fluid to the outlet end where they could be disengaged from the carrier fluid in a suitable separation unit. An alternative approach to the pipeline transportation of bulk solids, especially in cases where, for some reason, it is undesirable for the conveyed material to come into contact with the carrier fluid, is to enclose the bulk solid in cylindrical or spherical capsules, of diameter only slightly less than that of the pipeline, and then use the gas or liquid to propel these capsules from one end of the pipeline to the other.
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Woodcock, C.R., Mason, J.S. (1987). Capsule transport. In: Bulk Solids Handling. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-2635-6_17
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