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978-799-7311

Greg Mehos, Ph.D., P.E.

Greg Mehos, Ph.D., P.E. Greg Mehos, Ph.D., P.E. Greg Mehos, Ph.D., P.E.

Powder Flow

Hopper, Bin, and Silo Design

Science and Engineering

Process Vessels

Powder Flow Property Testing

Training

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Greetings

  • My approach to consulting is to teach clients the fundamentals of bulk solids storage and handling so that we can work as a team to solve powder-related problems, develop innovative processes, and design reliable equipment.
  • If you have a Freeman Technology FT4, Schulze RST,  or Brookfield Engineering PFT, you should be able to PREDICT flow behavior rather than RANK flowability.  I will show you how to use the test results to predict if a powder will flow reliably in existing equipment, how to modify it, or how to design or select new equipment.
  • I am a co-inventor of a solvent-free continuous process for removing THC from marijuana.  I've never touched the product or starting material.  For me, it was a unique bulk solids handling and processing project.  I enjoy working on moving bed heat exchangers, dryers, and reactors.



Services

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Consulting

  • Process development
  • Functional design recommendations
  • Solutions to powder flow problems

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Training

Training

  • Workshops
  • Seminars
  • Tester training

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Flow Function

Testing

  • Cohesive strength
  • Internal friction
  • Compressibility
  • Wall friction
  • Permeability
  • DEM (discrete element method) calibration

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Contact

Quotations and Proposals

Please reach out to me at your convenience so we can discuss your project.  

Greg Mehos, Ph.D., P.E.

4 Crusade Road, Westford, Massachusetts 01886, United States

978-799-7311

Favorite Places (I am not a rep, but these places are good!)

Gamlen Instruments

Simpson, Gumpertz, & Heger

Gamlen Instruments

Powder Compaction Analysis

https://www.gamlentableting.com/

Young Industries

Simpson, Gumpertz, & Heger

Gamlen Instruments

Materials Handling Equipment

https://www.younginds.com

Simpson, Gumpertz, & Heger

Simpson, Gumpertz, & Heger

Institute for Briquetting and Agglomeration

Structural Engineering (Better Call Atul!)

https://www.sgh.com/

Institute for Briquetting and Agglomeration

Institute for Briquetting and Agglomeration

Institute for Briquetting and Agglomeration

Size Enlargement Specialists (Size matters!)

www.agglomeration.net

Aveka

Institute for Briquetting and Agglomeration

Impact Technology Development

Particle R&D and Toll Manufacturing

www.aveka.com

Impact Technology Development

Institute for Briquetting and Agglomeration

Impact Technology Development

One Stop Shop for Process Development

https://www.impact-td.com

Solids Handling Technologies

Solids Handling Technologies

Solids Handling Technologies

Powder Flow Testing

http://solidshandlingtech.com

TUNRA

Solids Handling Technologies

Solids Handling Technologies

Bulk Solids Handling Down Under

https://www.bulksolids.com.au/

FEECO International

Solids Handling Technologies

FEECO International

Agglomeration and Drying Equipment

www.feeco.com

SciMed

Ajax Equipment Company

Ajax Equipment Company

Schulze Ring Shear Testers

http://www.scimed.co.uk

Ajax Equipment Company

Ajax Equipment Company

Ajax Equipment Company

Lyn Bates' Screw Feeder and Conveyor Company

http://www.ajax.co.uk

E&G Associates

Ajax Equipment Company

Material Flow Solutions

Bryan Ennis 

www.powdernotes.com

Material Flow Solutions

Material Flow Solutions

Material Flow Solutions

Kerry Johanson 

https://www.matflowsol.com/

Jenike & Johanson, Inc.

Material Flow Solutions

Jenike & Johanson, Inc.

Andrew Jenike's Legacy

www.jenike.com

DELFT Solids Solutions

Material Flow Solutions

Jenike & Johanson, Inc.

If you need powder testing in Europe, contact  DELFT

https://www.solids-solutions.com

Buy my book!

Hopper, Silo, Bin

Hopper Design Principles for Chemical Engineers

When I became an adjunct professor at the University of Rhode Island, I realized that most books on the subject of bulk solids testing and hopper design were either very terse or rather intense for readers who did not have a mechanical engineering background.  My students encouraged me to convert my course material into a text book. Yes, some of the text may have been taken from my prior publications, but I figure that it isn’t plagiarism when you copy your own material.  I only disclose design methods that are available in the open literature.    


A few of the formulas I derived on my own, but they were all based on fundamental engineering principles. Consequently, some of the analyses that I present may be slightly different than what you might find published elsewhere, but I use them when I consult.


The paperback is 185 pages long, and includes sections on analysis of stress, stresses in hoppers, flow property testing, bin design, feeders and flow aids, chute design, and design of process vessels.


The publisher charged me $5.00 per book, but the catch was I had to purchase one hundred of them!  So I'm offering them on my website for $20.00, which includes USPS media rate shipping, with the hope that I will sell enough to be able to provide them for free to my students.  I figure that if I'm charitable, I won't get into too much trouble for helping myself to some images from the web without permission.


You can purchase it by using Paypal, or send an email to greg@mehos.net and we can figure out another arrangement.  If you use Paypal, please send me an email as well.  You can download the abridged version for no cost from my downloads page.


You can always download the abridged version for free from my downloads page. 


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You can download the Excel workbook that I use to analyze flow property test results to predict powder flow behavior and design bins and hoppers.  It has some nice VBA-macro driven buttons that walk the user through Andrew Jenike's analysis.  It's a great learning tool.  If you get an error, it's a feature and not a bug.  It's likely because you have a powder that's so cohesive, gravity flow is impossible or the wall friction is so great, flow along the wall is not possible at any hopper angle. 

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