Chapter 7. Summary and Concluding Remarks

This chapter gives a brief overview of the main aspects of powder flow theory described in Chapters 2 and 3, and provides a perspective on the suitable powder flow characterisation techniques (described in Chapter 4) with consideration of the application. The key aspects of the applications covered in Chapter 6 are summarised, and the contribution of modelling (Chapter 5) to help in understanding powder flow is discussed. The chapter concludes by highlighting some emerging processes for which powder flow challenges have arisen, and suggesting areas of powder flow for which further research is important.