Arnold, Peter

Overview

Research interests relate to the storage, flow and conveying of bulk solid materials. Special interest in measurement of flow properties of bulk solids, design of gravity storage bins and bottom reclaim systems, feeder design especially screw and belt feeders, chute design, storage and handling of fine powders, pneumatic conveying. Over 150 papers have been written for journals, conferences and courses.

From 1970 to 2014 was an active consultant in the areas of research interests. More than 300 consultancies for over 150 different external bodies were undertaken. These consultancies took the results of the bulk solids research and applied them to the solution of industrial storage, feeding and handling problems in a wide range of industries including the agricultural, mining, chemical, food and pharmaceutical industries.

Selected Publications

Journal Article

Year	Title
2010	Influences on the prediction of conveyor trajectory profiles Published In Particulate Science and Technology: an international journal
2007	The Importance of Clearance and Bulk Solids Flow Properties in Predicting the Throughput of a Screw Feeder Published In Bulk Solids and Powder, Science and Technology
2003	Flow properties for mass-flow hopper geometry determinations. What range of shear testing is required? Published In Powder Handling and Processing
2003	Some issues concerning the design of multi-screw feeders Published In Bulk Solids Handling
2001	Minimising the consolidation of bulk solids when feeding from wedge hoppers Published In Bulk Solids Handling
2000	Some observations on the relevance of flow properties in the selection of bin dischargers Published In Powder Handling and Processing
1997	Theoretical modelling of torque requirements for single screw feeders Published In Powder Technology
1996	On hopper geometry interfacing with a screw feeder to achieve uniform draw-down performance Published In Powder Handling and Processing
1996	The influence of screw feeders on bin flow patterns Published In Powder Technology
1996	Theoretical and experimental study on the volumetric efficiency of screw feeders Published In Powder Handling and Processing
1995	Air Entrainment and Dust Generation from a Falling Stream of Bulk Material Published In KONA Powder and Particle Journal
1994	Advances in the design of pneumatic transport systems Published In Powder Handling and Processing
1993	A simplified model for predicting the particle flowrate from mass flow bins Published In Powder Technology
1993	Adding value to bulk materials and commodities Published In Process & Control Engineering PACE
1993	Minimizing wear and particle damage in pneumatic conveying Published In Powder Handling and Processing
1993	Predicting the flowrate of bulk solids from mass flow bins Published In Transactions of the Institution of Engineers, Australia: Mechanical Engineering
1993	The Use of Standpipes for Increasing Limiting Gravitational Flowrate from Mass Flow Bins Published In KONA Powder and Particle Journal
1993	The influence of surcharge level on the flowrate of bulk solids from mass flow bins Published In Powder Technology
1992	Consolidation-related bulk density and permeability models for bulk solids Published In Powder Technology
1992	Modelling of air pressure distributions in mass flow bins Published In Powder Technology
1992	Prediction of the flowrate of bulk solids from mass flow bins with conical hoppers Published In Powder Technology
1991	Development of pneumatic conveying in Australia Published In Bulk Solids Handling
1991	On the influence of segregation on the flow pattern in silos Published In Bulk Solids Handling
1991	Optimal mechanical design of single span screw feeders Published In POWDER HANDLING & PROCESSING
1990	On the effective sizing and placement of air blasters Published In Bulk Solids Handling
1990	The future potential of pneumatically conveying coal through pipelines Published In BULK SOLIDS HANDLING
1988	Recent engineering developments in the application of pneumatic pipeline transport of bulk solids to Australian industry Published In TRANS. MECH. ENGNG., ME13
1987	AUSTRALIA'S LARGE-SCALE PNEUMATIC CONVEYING TEST FACILITY. Published In Bulk Solids Handling
1987	Classification and prediction of fly ash handling characteristics for dense-phase and long distance pneumatic transportation Published In TIZ FACHBER. ROHST. ENG.
1987	ON THE MACHINE DEPENDENCE OF FLOW PROPERTY MEASUREMENTS ON BULK SOLIDS. Published In Bulk Solids Handling
1987	On improving scale-up procedures for pneumatic conveying design Published In Powder Technology
1987	The effect of blow tank air injection on pneumatic conveying performance.
1986	FEASIBILITY AND EFFICIENCY OF DENSE PHASE PNEUMATIC TRANSPORTATION. Published In Transactions of the Institution of Engineers, Australia. Mechanical engineering
1986	PNEUMATIC TRANSPORTATION AND FLUIDISATION PERFORMANCE OF POWER STATION FLY ASH. Published In Bulk Solids Handling
1985	An alternative presentation of the design parameters for mass flow hoppers Published In Powder Technology
1985	COMPARISON BETWEEN TECHNIQUES FOR MEASURING THE FLOW PROPERTIES OF ORDINARY PORTLAND CEMENT. Published In Zement-Kalk-Gips, Edition B
1985	STANDARDISED-TEST PROCEDURE FOR PNEUMATIC CONVEYING DESIGN. Published In Bulk Solids Handling
1984	Feasibility and efficiency of dense phase pneumatic transportation.
1984	NOVEL METHOD FOR PRESENTING MASS-FLOW HOPPER GEOMETRY PARAMETERS. Published In Transactions of the Institution of Engineers, Australia. Mechanical engineering
1984	SIMPLIFIED SILO WALL LOAD PREDICTIONS. Published In Journal of powder & bulk solids technology
1983	DENSE PHASE PNEUMATIC CONVEYING CHARACTERISTICS OF A BLOW TANK FED CONVEYOR TRANSPORTING PULVERISED COAL. Published In Transactions of the Institution of Engineers, Australia. Mechanical engineering
1983	DETERMINATION OF HOPPER GEOMETRY PARAMETERS USING INTERACTIVE COMPUTER GRAPHICS. Published In Bulk Solids Handling
1983	Dense phase pneumatic characteristics of a blow tank fed conveyor transporting pulverised coal. Published In IN: INT. CONF. ON BULK MATERIALS STORAGE, HANDLING AND TRANSPORTATION, 1983, PREPRINTS OF PAPERS, (NEWCASTLE, AUSTRALIA: AUG.
1983	GRAIN SILO WALL LOADS. Published In Transactions of the Institution of Engineers, Australia. Mechanical engineering
1983	IMPROVING THE PERFORMANCE OF A GRAVITY-RECLAIM STOCKPILE SYSTEM. Published In Bulk Solids Handling
1983	Long distance pneumatic conveying of bulk solids. Published In IN: INT. CONF. ON BULK MATERIALS STORAGE, HANDLING AND TRANSPORTATION, 1983, PREPRINTS OF PAPERS, (NEWCASTLE, AUSTRALIA: AUG.
1983	SIMPLIFIED MASS-FLOW BIN WALL LOAD PREDICTIONS. Published In Bulk Solids Handling
1982	APPLICATION OF COMPUTER GRAPHICS TO THE FLOW PROPERTY TESTING OF BULK SOLIDS. Published In Transactions of the Institution of Engineers, Australia. Mechanical engineering
1982	DESIGN OF GRAVITY STORAGE SYSTEMS FOR BULK SOLIDS. Published In Transactions of the Institution of Engineers, Australia. Mechanical engineering
1982	GRAVITY FLOW OF POWDERS FROM MASS FLOW CHANNELS. Published In Transactions of the Institution of Engineers, Australia. Mechanical engineering
1980	The evaluation of the contents of a silo Published In Powder Technology
1980	The flow of simple bulk solids from converging channels. Published In IN: PROC. POWDER EUROPA '80, (RHEIN-MAIN-HALLE, FED. REP. GERMANY: JAN.22-24, 1980)
1979	SIMPLIFIED APPROACH FOR THE EVALUATION OF FEEDER LOADS FOR MASS-FLOW BINS. Published In Journal of powder & bulk solids technology
1978	An evaluation of the radial stress field non-dimensional surcharge factor for mass flow hoppers Published In Powder Technology
1978	Prediction of flowrates of powders from hoppers.
1977	Reducing hopper wall friction by mechanical vibration Published In Powder Technology
1976	An analytical solution for the stress function at the wall of a converging channel Published In Powder Technology
1976	Improved analytical flowfactors for mass-flow hoppers Published In Powder Technology
1976	Prediction of cylinder flow pressures in mass-flow bins using minimum strain energy Published In Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering, Transactions of the ASME
1974	The interpretation of ring shear cell results Published In Powder Technology
1973	CONVEYING AND FLOW OF BULK MATERIALS. Published In PARTICULATE MATTER
1969	An investigation of stress fields in wheat grains, using photo-elastic and numerical techniques Published In Journal of Agricultural Engineering Research
1966	Stress distributions in loaded wheat grains Published In Journal of Agricultural Engineering Research
1965	Transverse vibrations of auger conveyors Published In Journal of Agricultural Engineering Research

Chapter

Year	Title
2008	Design of silos for flow and strength - the various contributors must communicate Published In Structures and Granular Solids

Conference Paper

Year	Title
2013	Determining the geometry of mass-flow bins: some important considerations Published In 11th International Conference on Bulk Materials Storage, Handling and Transportation
2013	Some influences on wall friction measurements - a preliminary investigation Published In 11th International Conference on Bulk Materials Storage, Handling and Transportation
2009	Controlling Downstream Particle Segregation with a Twisted Standpipe Published In International Conference for Conveying and Handling of Particulate Solids
2008	Controlling Particle Segregation with a Specially Shaped Standpipe Published In International symposium reliable flow of particulate solids iv RELPOWFLO IV
2007	Some observations on the design data provided by three well known devices for measuring flow properties of bulk solids Published In International Conference on Bulk Materials Storage, Handling and Transportation
2007	The profile of conveyor trajectories Published In 9th International Conference on Bulk Materials Storage, Handling and Transportation, ICBMH 2007
2007	The profile of conveyor trajectories Published In International Conference on Bulk Materials Storage, Handling and Transportation
1993	Transfer chutes engineered for reliable performance Published In National Conference Publication - Institution of Engineers, Australia
1992	Predicting the flowrate of bulk solids from mass flow bins Published In National Conference Publication - Institution of Engineers, Australia
1992	Use of standpipes for increasing limiting gravitional flowrate Published In National Conference Publication - Institution of Engineers, Australia
1991	Handling plant for bulk solids cost effective design requires a systems approach Published In National Conference Publication - Institution of Engineers, Australia
1990	Feeding coal to and from belt conveyors Published In National Conference Publication - Institution of Engineers, Australia
1990	Pneumatic conveying of coal Published In National Conference Publication - Institution of Engineers, Australia
1990	Storage systems for coal the requirement for implementation of modern design techniques Published In National Conference Publication - Institution of Engineers, Australia
1987	COMPARATIVE TECHNIQUES FOR MEASURING THE FLOW PROPERTIES OF CEMENT.
1987	FLUIDISATION AND PNEUMATIC CONVEYING OF POWER STATION FLY ASH.
1987	TOWARDS AN AUSTRALIAN LOADING CODE FOR SILOS.
1985	DETAILING THE HOPPER-FEEDER INTERFACE FOR EFFECTIVE FEEDING OF BULK SOLIDS FROM MASS-FLOW HOPPERS. Published In EFCE Publication Series (European Federation of Chemical Engineering)
1985	ECCENTRIC DISCHARGE SILO WALL LOADS. Published In EFCE Publication Series (European Federation of Chemical Engineering)
1985	PREDICTING AND IMPROVING FLOW PERFORMANCE IN DENSE PHASE PNEUMATIC TRANSPORTATION. Published In EFCE Publication Series (European Federation of Chemical Engineering)
1984	FEASIBILITY AND EFFICIENCY OF DENSE PHASE PNEUMATIC TRANSPORTATION. Published In National Conference Publication - Institution of Engineers, Australia
1983	BULK SOLID STORAGE AND FLOW CONSIDERATIONS FOR COAL PREPARATION PLANT.
1983	DENSE PHASE PNEUMATIC CHARACTERISTICS OF A BLOW TANK FED CONVEYOR TRANSPORTING PULVERISED COAL. Published In National Conference Publication - Institution of Engineers, Australia
1983	IMPROVING THE PERFORMANCE OF GRAVITY-RECLAIM STOCKPILE SYSTEM. Published In National Conference Publication - Institution of Engineers, Australia
1983	LONG DISTANCE PNEUMATIC CONVEYING OF BULK SOLIDS. Published In National Conference Publication - Institution of Engineers, Australia
1983	SIMPLIFIED BIN WALL LOAD PREDICTIONS. Published In National Conference Publication - Institution of Engineers, Australia
1982	WALL LOAD CONSIDERATIONS IN THE DESIGN OF SILOS. Published In National Conference Publication - Institution of Engineers, Australia
1978	PREDICTION OF FLOWRATE OF POWDERS FROM HOPPERS.

Selected Publications

Journal Article

Year	Title
2010	Influences on the prediction of conveyor trajectory profiles Published In Particulate Science and Technology: an international journal
2007	The Importance of Clearance and Bulk Solids Flow Properties in Predicting the Throughput of a Screw Feeder Published In Bulk Solids and Powder, Science and Technology
2003	Flow properties for mass-flow hopper geometry determinations. What range of shear testing is required? Published In Powder Handling and Processing
2003	Some issues concerning the design of multi-screw feeders Published In Bulk Solids Handling
2001	Minimising the consolidation of bulk solids when feeding from wedge hoppers Published In Bulk Solids Handling
2000	Some observations on the relevance of flow properties in the selection of bin dischargers Published In Powder Handling and Processing
1997	Theoretical modelling of torque requirements for single screw feeders Published In Powder Technology
1996	On hopper geometry interfacing with a screw feeder to achieve uniform draw-down performance Published In Powder Handling and Processing
1996	The influence of screw feeders on bin flow patterns Published In Powder Technology
1996	Theoretical and experimental study on the volumetric efficiency of screw feeders Published In Powder Handling and Processing
1995	Air Entrainment and Dust Generation from a Falling Stream of Bulk Material Published In KONA Powder and Particle Journal
1994	Advances in the design of pneumatic transport systems Published In Powder Handling and Processing
1993	A simplified model for predicting the particle flowrate from mass flow bins Published In Powder Technology
1993	Adding value to bulk materials and commodities Published In Process & Control Engineering PACE
1993	Minimizing wear and particle damage in pneumatic conveying Published In Powder Handling and Processing
1993	Predicting the flowrate of bulk solids from mass flow bins Published In Transactions of the Institution of Engineers, Australia: Mechanical Engineering
1993	The Use of Standpipes for Increasing Limiting Gravitational Flowrate from Mass Flow Bins Published In KONA Powder and Particle Journal
1993	The influence of surcharge level on the flowrate of bulk solids from mass flow bins Published In Powder Technology
1992	Consolidation-related bulk density and permeability models for bulk solids Published In Powder Technology
1992	Modelling of air pressure distributions in mass flow bins Published In Powder Technology
1992	Prediction of the flowrate of bulk solids from mass flow bins with conical hoppers Published In Powder Technology
1991	Development of pneumatic conveying in Australia Published In Bulk Solids Handling
1991	On the influence of segregation on the flow pattern in silos Published In Bulk Solids Handling
1991	Optimal mechanical design of single span screw feeders Published In POWDER HANDLING & PROCESSING
1990	On the effective sizing and placement of air blasters Published In Bulk Solids Handling
1990	The future potential of pneumatically conveying coal through pipelines Published In BULK SOLIDS HANDLING
1988	Recent engineering developments in the application of pneumatic pipeline transport of bulk solids to Australian industry Published In TRANS. MECH. ENGNG., ME13
1987	AUSTRALIA'S LARGE-SCALE PNEUMATIC CONVEYING TEST FACILITY. Published In Bulk Solids Handling
1987	Classification and prediction of fly ash handling characteristics for dense-phase and long distance pneumatic transportation Published In TIZ FACHBER. ROHST. ENG.
1987	ON THE MACHINE DEPENDENCE OF FLOW PROPERTY MEASUREMENTS ON BULK SOLIDS. Published In Bulk Solids Handling
1987	On improving scale-up procedures for pneumatic conveying design Published In Powder Technology
1987	The effect of blow tank air injection on pneumatic conveying performance.
1986	FEASIBILITY AND EFFICIENCY OF DENSE PHASE PNEUMATIC TRANSPORTATION. Published In Transactions of the Institution of Engineers, Australia. Mechanical engineering
1986	PNEUMATIC TRANSPORTATION AND FLUIDISATION PERFORMANCE OF POWER STATION FLY ASH. Published In Bulk Solids Handling
1985	An alternative presentation of the design parameters for mass flow hoppers Published In Powder Technology
1985	COMPARISON BETWEEN TECHNIQUES FOR MEASURING THE FLOW PROPERTIES OF ORDINARY PORTLAND CEMENT. Published In Zement-Kalk-Gips, Edition B
1985	STANDARDISED-TEST PROCEDURE FOR PNEUMATIC CONVEYING DESIGN. Published In Bulk Solids Handling
1984	Feasibility and efficiency of dense phase pneumatic transportation.
1984	NOVEL METHOD FOR PRESENTING MASS-FLOW HOPPER GEOMETRY PARAMETERS. Published In Transactions of the Institution of Engineers, Australia. Mechanical engineering
1984	SIMPLIFIED SILO WALL LOAD PREDICTIONS. Published In Journal of powder & bulk solids technology
1983	DENSE PHASE PNEUMATIC CONVEYING CHARACTERISTICS OF A BLOW TANK FED CONVEYOR TRANSPORTING PULVERISED COAL. Published In Transactions of the Institution of Engineers, Australia. Mechanical engineering
1983	DETERMINATION OF HOPPER GEOMETRY PARAMETERS USING INTERACTIVE COMPUTER GRAPHICS. Published In Bulk Solids Handling
1983	Dense phase pneumatic characteristics of a blow tank fed conveyor transporting pulverised coal. Published In IN: INT. CONF. ON BULK MATERIALS STORAGE, HANDLING AND TRANSPORTATION, 1983, PREPRINTS OF PAPERS, (NEWCASTLE, AUSTRALIA: AUG.
1983	GRAIN SILO WALL LOADS. Published In Transactions of the Institution of Engineers, Australia. Mechanical engineering
1983	IMPROVING THE PERFORMANCE OF A GRAVITY-RECLAIM STOCKPILE SYSTEM. Published In Bulk Solids Handling
1983	Long distance pneumatic conveying of bulk solids. Published In IN: INT. CONF. ON BULK MATERIALS STORAGE, HANDLING AND TRANSPORTATION, 1983, PREPRINTS OF PAPERS, (NEWCASTLE, AUSTRALIA: AUG.
1983	SIMPLIFIED MASS-FLOW BIN WALL LOAD PREDICTIONS. Published In Bulk Solids Handling
1982	APPLICATION OF COMPUTER GRAPHICS TO THE FLOW PROPERTY TESTING OF BULK SOLIDS. Published In Transactions of the Institution of Engineers, Australia. Mechanical engineering
1982	DESIGN OF GRAVITY STORAGE SYSTEMS FOR BULK SOLIDS. Published In Transactions of the Institution of Engineers, Australia. Mechanical engineering
1982	GRAVITY FLOW OF POWDERS FROM MASS FLOW CHANNELS. Published In Transactions of the Institution of Engineers, Australia. Mechanical engineering
1980	The evaluation of the contents of a silo Published In Powder Technology
1980	The flow of simple bulk solids from converging channels. Published In IN: PROC. POWDER EUROPA '80, (RHEIN-MAIN-HALLE, FED. REP. GERMANY: JAN.22-24, 1980)
1979	SIMPLIFIED APPROACH FOR THE EVALUATION OF FEEDER LOADS FOR MASS-FLOW BINS. Published In Journal of powder & bulk solids technology
1978	An evaluation of the radial stress field non-dimensional surcharge factor for mass flow hoppers Published In Powder Technology
1978	Prediction of flowrates of powders from hoppers.
1977	Reducing hopper wall friction by mechanical vibration Published In Powder Technology
1976	An analytical solution for the stress function at the wall of a converging channel Published In Powder Technology
1976	Improved analytical flowfactors for mass-flow hoppers Published In Powder Technology
1976	Prediction of cylinder flow pressures in mass-flow bins using minimum strain energy Published In Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering, Transactions of the ASME
1974	The interpretation of ring shear cell results Published In Powder Technology
1973	CONVEYING AND FLOW OF BULK MATERIALS. Published In PARTICULATE MATTER
1969	An investigation of stress fields in wheat grains, using photo-elastic and numerical techniques Published In Journal of Agricultural Engineering Research
1966	Stress distributions in loaded wheat grains Published In Journal of Agricultural Engineering Research
1965	Transverse vibrations of auger conveyors Published In Journal of Agricultural Engineering Research

Chapter

Year	Title
2008	Design of silos for flow and strength - the various contributors must communicate Published In Structures and Granular Solids

Conference Paper

Year	Title
2013	Determining the geometry of mass-flow bins: some important considerations Published In 11th International Conference on Bulk Materials Storage, Handling and Transportation
2013	Some influences on wall friction measurements - a preliminary investigation Published In 11th International Conference on Bulk Materials Storage, Handling and Transportation
2009	Controlling Downstream Particle Segregation with a Twisted Standpipe Published In International Conference for Conveying and Handling of Particulate Solids
2008	Controlling Particle Segregation with a Specially Shaped Standpipe Published In International symposium reliable flow of particulate solids iv RELPOWFLO IV
2007	Some observations on the design data provided by three well known devices for measuring flow properties of bulk solids Published In International Conference on Bulk Materials Storage, Handling and Transportation
2007	The profile of conveyor trajectories Published In 9th International Conference on Bulk Materials Storage, Handling and Transportation, ICBMH 2007
2007	The profile of conveyor trajectories Published In International Conference on Bulk Materials Storage, Handling and Transportation
1993	Transfer chutes engineered for reliable performance Published In National Conference Publication - Institution of Engineers, Australia
1992	Predicting the flowrate of bulk solids from mass flow bins Published In National Conference Publication - Institution of Engineers, Australia
1992	Use of standpipes for increasing limiting gravitional flowrate Published In National Conference Publication - Institution of Engineers, Australia
1991	Handling plant for bulk solids cost effective design requires a systems approach Published In National Conference Publication - Institution of Engineers, Australia
1990	Feeding coal to and from belt conveyors Published In National Conference Publication - Institution of Engineers, Australia
1990	Pneumatic conveying of coal Published In National Conference Publication - Institution of Engineers, Australia
1990	Storage systems for coal the requirement for implementation of modern design techniques Published In National Conference Publication - Institution of Engineers, Australia
1987	COMPARATIVE TECHNIQUES FOR MEASURING THE FLOW PROPERTIES OF CEMENT.
1987	FLUIDISATION AND PNEUMATIC CONVEYING OF POWER STATION FLY ASH.
1987	TOWARDS AN AUSTRALIAN LOADING CODE FOR SILOS.
1985	DETAILING THE HOPPER-FEEDER INTERFACE FOR EFFECTIVE FEEDING OF BULK SOLIDS FROM MASS-FLOW HOPPERS. Published In EFCE Publication Series (European Federation of Chemical Engineering)
1985	ECCENTRIC DISCHARGE SILO WALL LOADS. Published In EFCE Publication Series (European Federation of Chemical Engineering)
1985	PREDICTING AND IMPROVING FLOW PERFORMANCE IN DENSE PHASE PNEUMATIC TRANSPORTATION. Published In EFCE Publication Series (European Federation of Chemical Engineering)
1984	FEASIBILITY AND EFFICIENCY OF DENSE PHASE PNEUMATIC TRANSPORTATION. Published In National Conference Publication - Institution of Engineers, Australia
1983	BULK SOLID STORAGE AND FLOW CONSIDERATIONS FOR COAL PREPARATION PLANT.
1983	DENSE PHASE PNEUMATIC CHARACTERISTICS OF A BLOW TANK FED CONVEYOR TRANSPORTING PULVERISED COAL. Published In National Conference Publication - Institution of Engineers, Australia
1983	IMPROVING THE PERFORMANCE OF GRAVITY-RECLAIM STOCKPILE SYSTEM. Published In National Conference Publication - Institution of Engineers, Australia
1983	LONG DISTANCE PNEUMATIC CONVEYING OF BULK SOLIDS. Published In National Conference Publication - Institution of Engineers, Australia
1983	SIMPLIFIED BIN WALL LOAD PREDICTIONS. Published In National Conference Publication - Institution of Engineers, Australia
1982	WALL LOAD CONSIDERATIONS IN THE DESIGN OF SILOS. Published In National Conference Publication - Institution of Engineers, Australia
1978	PREDICTION OF FLOWRATE OF POWDERS FROM HOPPERS.

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