The problem with particulate solids is they segregate every time we turn around. Why? Because they are a two-phase material and only about half is the solid we’re interested in. As a troubleshooter at corporate engineering, the most common call I got from plants was about blenders that didn’t blend. The problems arose because people believed some myths.
This In Case You Missed It podcast features Tom Blackwood's "Beware of Blending Myths" column that appeared on the Chemical Processing site Oct. 14, 2016. It is read by Traci Purdum, editor-in-chief of Chemical Processing. The original column can be found here:
https://www.chemicalprocessing.com/processing-equipment/powder-solids/article/11320694/powder-handling-beware-of-blending-myths-chemical-processing
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