Publisher's Synopsis
This proceedings volume covers all aspects of the handling of powders and dusts, including characterization, transportation, injection, safety issues, controls and instrumentation, and modeling and control.;Coverage includes: reaction synthesis of ceramic powders; reactive plasma; atomization of aluminium-nitride; powder measurement and monitoring of airborne particles - techniques and regulations; improving non-ferrous metal chemistry through powdered subsurface additions via the injection process; and the benefits of membrane-surface filtration in the non-ferrous industry. The book is drawn from a collection of papers from the 1997 TMS Annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida, February 9-13, 1997.