Used for testing pharmaceutical powders, Tap test tools are widely used in labs. Tap test tools are also known as tap density meter. The tap density tool is the tool that is used for development and research of totally different establishments, that’s why it is one of the most useful and efficient compressibility tools. It also helps in measuring the volume and density of the powder. The purpose of this tool is to differentiate between the compressibility property and ability to flow of powders. In past, when the test was done, there were chances of failure due to possibilities of errors. So powder rheometer was introduced. Powder rheometer had the ability to perform different measurements with whole different range.
To use a tap test tool and find the tap density measurements, there are a lot of methods.
Given below is the list of tap density apparatus that is needed for initiating the measurements.
- A measuring cylinder of 250 ml
- A measuring cylinder of 100 ml
- A cylinder holder of 250 ml
- A cylinder holder of 100 ml
- And an acoustic cabinet
These are the instruments that help in categorizing the powders very easily. The will also help in finding the exact tapped density. The powder rheometer is the device which will help in studying the powder’s rheology easily. Once the powder starts to flow, it will become more vivid to do the characterization.
Tap density can be called the outcome or remainder of the volume and the density. This has to be very specific, as a single mistake can ruin the measurement. Now, this tap density will be used to do the derivation of the powder’s packaging dimensions. Also, it will result in the harmony of packaging.
Now the procedure of measurement of powder density starts when the cylinder is tapped mechanically until the observation of volume change. The cylinder must contain the sample. So by using the mass and volume of the sample, we can calculate the tap density.
Auto tap is the instrument used to analyze the outcome or the tap density. The analyzer is very small and consists of 2 rotating cylinders. The cylinders with the appropriate taps, find out the tap density of our sample powder. After a certain number of taps, the process stops on its own.
Using a Granupack, an instrument that is used for the determination of the evolution of compactibility of the powder through time, this way we can easily identify the strong relationship between the particle size, hausner ratio and the index of flowability. It is like a tap density meter that helps in figuring out the nature of powder and help in making the measurements.
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