
229 Agricultural Engineering
(814)865-3559
vmpuri@psu.edu
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Brief Summary
Selected Journal Publications
Powder Mechanics
Yi, H., F. Li, B. Mittal, V. M. Puri and C. F. Mancino. 2001. Measurement
of bulk mechanical properties and modeling the load-response of rootzone sands:
Parts 1, 2, and 3, Particulate Science and Technology, 19(2): 145-173, 19(4):
369-386, and 20(2): 125-157.
Duffy, S. P. and V. M. Puri. 2002. Primary segregation shear cell for size segregation analysis of binary mixtures. KONA, 20: 196-207.
Li, F. and V. M. Puri. 2003. Mechanical behavior of powders using a flexible boundary cubical triaxial tester. J of Process Mechanical Engineering, 217 Part E: 233-241.
Tang, P. and V. M. Puri. 2004. Methods for minimizing segregation, a review. Particulate Science and Technology, An International Journal, 22(4): 321-338.
Mittal, B. and V. M. Puri. 2005. Rate dependent elasto-viscoplastic constitutive model for industrial powders – Part I and Part II. Particulate Science and Technology, An International Journal, 23(3): 249-263, and 24(1): 39-58.
Tang, P. and V. M. Puri. 2005. An innovative device for quantification of percolation and sieving segregation patterns – Single component and multiple size fractions. Particulate Science and Technology, An International Journal, 23(4): 335-350.
Xie, X. and V. M. Puri. 2006. Uniformity of powder deposition in dies using feed shoe – A review. Particulate Science and Technology, An International Journal, 24(4): 411-426.
Food Processing:
Jun, Soojin, V. M. Puri and R. F. Roberts. 2004. A dynamic 2D model for thermal performance of plate heat exchangers. Transactions of the ASAE, 47(1): 213-222.
Jun, S. and V. M. Puri. 2005. 3D milk fouling model of plate heat exchangers using computational fluid dynamics. International J of Dairy Technology, 58(4): 214-224.
Liu, S. and V. M. Puri. 2005. Spatial pH distribution during ripening of Camembert cheese. Transactions of the ASAE, 48(1): 279-285.
Jun, Soojin and V. M. Puri. 2005. Fouling models for heat exchangers in dairy processing: A review. J of Food Process Engineering, 28(1): 1-34.
Liu, S., V.M. Puri and A. Demirci. 2007. Spatial distribution of population of Listeria monocytogenes during manufacturing and ripening of Camembert cheese. J of Food Safety, 27(1): 43-55.