ABSTRACT
The motivation of the present work is to understand the effect of agglomerate size on its breakage behavior when it is embedded in a particulate bed and subjected to shear deformation, a situation commonly encountered in powder granulation. The granulation process is commonly used in many industries such as food, agriculture and pharmaceutics for size enlargement. Granulated powders normally provide an enhanced flowability during their transportation in process operations. Granulation also helps to minimize dust formation and dispersion in the work space and reduce explosion hazards.
