Shane Usher

Development of a method for determining the maximum van der Waals force to analyze dispersion and aggregation of particles in a suspension

K Kushimoto, S Ishihara, S Pinches, ML Sesso, SP Usher, GV Franks, J Kano

Journal article  |  2020  |  Advanced Powder Technology

A new method for determining the maximum value of the van der Waals force, Fv,max, has been developed to analyze the dispersion an..

Compartmentalization of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) solubilization and cake microstructure in relation to wastewater sludge dewatering behavior assisted by horizontal electric field: Effect of operating conditions

Bingdi Cao, Weijun Zhang, Youjing Du, Ruilu Wang, Shane P Usher, Peter J Scales, Dongsheng Wang

Journal article  |  2018  |  Water Research

Analysis of Centrifugal Settling of Strongly Flocculated Suspensions

SJ Skinner, A STICKLAND, LR White, DR Lester, SP Usher, PJ Scales

Conference Proceedings  |  2016

Quantification of wastewater sludge dewatering

Samuel J Skinner, Lindsay J Studer, David R Dixon, Peter Hillis, Catherine A Rees, Rachael C Wall, Raul G Cavalida, Shane P Usher, Anthony D Stickland, Peter J Scales

Journal article  |  2015  |  Water Research

Designing thickeners by matching hindered settling and gelled suspension zones in the presence of aggregate densification

Yi Zhang, Paul Grassia, Alastair Martin, Shane P Usher, Peter J Scales

Journal article  |  2015  |  Chemical Engineering Science

Mathematical modelling of batch sedimentation subject to slow aggregate densification

Yi Zhang, Paul Grassia, Alastair Martin, Shane P Usher, Peter J Scales

Journal article  |  2015  |  Chemical Engineering Science

COMPRESSIONAL DEWATERING OF FLOCCULATED MINERAL SUSPENSIONS

Peter J Scales, Ashish Kumar, Ben BG van Deventer, Anthony D Stickland, Shane P Usher

Journal article  |  2015  |  The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering

Aggregate densification in the thickening of flocculated suspensions in an un-networked bed

Rudolf Spehar, Anat Kiviti-Manor, Phillip Fawell, Shane P Usher, Murray Rudman, Peter J Scales

Journal article  |  2015  |  Chemical Engineering Science

Determination of Breakthrough Concentration and Cracking Time during Drying of Wastewater Sludge

S Chellappan, CA Rees, M Devadas, SP Usher, A STICKLAND, PJ Scales

Conference Proceedings  |  2015

Implementation of ‘dry stacking’ operation in wastewater treatment sludge drying pans

S Chellappan, SP Usher, KB Dassanayake, A STICKLAND, PJ Scales, CA Rees, M Devadas

Conference Proceedings  |  2015

Sewage sludge dewatering properties for predicting performance of industrial thickeners, centrifuges and filters

SJ Skinner, A STICKLAND, RG Cavalida, SP Usher, PJ Scales

Conference Proceedings  |  2015

Thickener modelling – from laboratory experiments to full-scale prediction of what comes out the bottom and how fast

P SCALES, AH Crust, SP Usher

Conference Proceedings  |  2015

Characterization of Bed Densification in a Laboratory Scale Thickener, by Novel Application of an Acoustic Backscatter System

TN Hunter, SP Usher, S Biggs, PJ Scales, AD Stickland, GV Franks

Conference Proceedings  |  2015  |  Procedia Engineering

Impact of seawater salts on the viscoelastic behavior of flocculated mineral suspensions

Ricardo I Jeldres, Pedro G Toledo, Fernando Concha, Anthony D Stickland, Shane P Usher, Peter J Scales

Journal article  |  2014  |  Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects

Effects of aggregate densification upon thickening of Kynchian suspensions

Paul Grassia, Yi Zhang, Alastair D Martin, Shane P Usher, Peter J Scales, Adam H Crust, Rudolf Spehar

Journal article  |  2014  |  Chemical Engineering Science

Wall effects during settling in cylinders

Benjamin Buratto, Shane P Usher, David Parris, Peter J Scales

Journal article  |  2014  |  Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects

Impact of seawater salts on the viscoelastic behaviour of flocculated mineral suspensions

RI Jeldres, PJ Scales, SP Usher, AD STICKLAND, PG Toldeo, F Concha

Conference Proceedings  |  2014  |  IMPC 2014 - 27th International Mineral Processing Congress

Characterisation of dewaterability from equilibrium and transient centrifugation test data

Shane P Usher, Lindsay J Studer, Rachael C Wall, Peter J Scales

Journal article  |  2013  |  Chemical Engineering Science

Yield and flow measurement of fine and coarse binary particulate mineral slurries

Sanghyuk Lim, Kyung Hyun Ahn, Seung Jong Lee, Ashish Kumar, Nicky Duan, Xiaodan Sun, Shane P Usher, Peter J Scales

Journal article  |  2013  |  International Journal of Mineral Processing

Characterising Mineral Slurry Dewatering through Laboratory Centrifugation

S Berres, R Garces, SP Usher

Conference Proceedings  |  2013  |  Proceedings of the 20th International Congress on Modelling and Simulation

Compressional dewatering of flocculated mineral suspensions

PJ Scales, A Kumar, BBG Van Deventer, AD Stickland, SP Usher

Conference Proceedings  |  2012  |  Proceedings of the XXVI International Mineral Processing Congress

Aggregate densification and batch settling

Ben BG van Deventer, Shane P Usher, Ashish Kumar, Murray Rudman, Peter J Scales

Journal article  |  2011  |  Chemical Engineering Journal

Closed-form solutions for batch settling height from model settling flux functions

P Grassia, SP Usher, PJ Scales

Journal article  |  2011  |  Chemical Engineering Science

Comprehensive characterisation of material properties for dewatering: How much is enough?

RGD De Kretser, ADS Stickland, SPU Usher, PJS Scales

Conference Proceedings  |  2011  |  FILTECH 2011 Congress Proceedings

Thickener modelling - incorporating shear effects

S Usher, R Spehar, A Kiviti-Manor, P Scales

Conference Proceedings  |  2010  |  XXV International Mineral Processing Congress Proceedings

Shear effects in thickening

S USHER, R SPEHAR, P SCALES

Conference Proceedings  |  2010  |  Proceedings of the 13th International Seminar on Paste and Thickened Tailings 2010

The Compressional Rheology of Flocculated Suspensions: Understanding and Optimizing sedimentation, thickening and filtration

P SCALES, R DE KRETSER, S USHER

Conference Proceedings  |  2010  |  49th Annual Conferernce of Metallurgists of CIM

Predicting settler/clarifier behaviour: The role of shear effects

S Usher, P Scales

Journal article  |  2009  |  Filtration

Theoretical analysis of aggregate densification: Impact on thickener performance

Shane P Usher, Rudolf Spehar, Peter J Scales

Journal article  |  2009  |  Chemical Engineering Journal

The influence of ionic strength and osmotic pressure on the dewatering behaviour of sewage sludge

Daan Curvers, Shane P Usher, Adam R Kilcullen, Peter J Scales, Hans Saveyn, Paul Van der Meeren

Journal article  |  2009  |  Chemical Engineering Science

Predicting settler/clarifier behaviour: The role of shear effects

S USHER, P SCALES

Journal article  |  2009  |  Filtration

20 Years of AMIRA P266 “Improving Thickener Technology” - How Has It Changed The Understanding Of Thickener Performance?

PD Fawell, JB Farro, AR Heath, TV Nguye, AT Owen, D Paterson, M Rudman, P SCALES, K Simic, S USHER, JD Swift, DW Stephens

Conference Proceedings  |  2009  |  PASTE 2009: Proceedings of the Twelfth International Seminar on Paste and Thickened Tailings

Fundamental dewatering properties of wastewater treatment sludges from filtration and sedimentation testing

Anthony D Stickland, Casey Burgess, David R Dixon, Peter J Harbour, Peter J Scales, Lindsay J Studer, Shane P Usher

Journal article  |  2008  |  Chemical Engineering Science

A simplified parameter extraction technique using batch settling data to estimate suspension material properties in dewatering applications

P Grassia, SP Usher, PJ Scales

Journal article  |  2008  |  Chemical Engineering Science

Average cake filtration properties: Are they all that different to the local ones?

R DE KRETSER, P SCALES, S USHER, HK SAHA

Conference Proceedings  |  2008  |  Proceedings of 10th World Filtration Congress

Response to comment on "Linking dewatering parameters from traditional, fluid mechanical and geotechnical theories": by R. de Kretser and P. Scales, Filtration, 7(1), 60-66, 2007 [2]

R de Kretser, P Scales, S Usher

Journal article  |  2007  |  Filtration

Determination of the Gel point from the fractal Dimension

S USHER, Y Zhou, G FRANKS, P SCALES

Conference Proceedings  |  2007  |  CHEMCA 2007: Academia and Industry Strengthening the Profession

Exploring the Parabolic-Asymptotic Transition in Cake Filtration and Compression

R DE KRETSER, P SCALES, A STICKLAND, S USHER, J LIM

Conference Proceedings  |  2007  |  Proceedings of FILTECH 2007

Compressive rheology of aggregated particulate suspensions

Brendan Gladman, Shane P Usher, Peter J Scales

Journal article  |  2006  |  Korea-Australia Rheology Journal

New approaches to dewatering of suspensions in the minerals industry

PJ Scales, BJ Gladman, SP Usher, MJ Rudman

Conference Proceedings  |  2006  |  Proceedings of the XXIII International Mineral Processing Congress (IMPC)

Electrically enhanced dewatering (EED) of particulate suspensions

Ainul AA Aziz, David R Dixon, Shane P Usher, Peter J Scales

Journal article  |  2006  |  Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects

Numerical modelling of fixed-cavity plate-and-frame filtration: Formulation, validation and optimisation

Anthony D Stickland, Ross G de Kretser, Peter J Scales, Shane P Usher, Peter Hillis, Martin R Tillotson

Journal article  |  2006  |  Chemical Engineering Science

Prediction of transient bed height in batch sedimentation at large times

SP Usher, PJ Scales, LR White

Journal article  |  2006  |  AICHE Journal

Understanding the thickening process

BR GLADMAN, S USHER, P SCALES

Conference Proceedings  |  2006  |  Proceedings of the Ninth International Seminar on Paste and Thickened Tailings

New techniques for understanding settler/clarifier behaviour

SP Usher, B Gladman, PJ Scales

Conference Proceedings  |  2005  |  2005 Conference Proceedings

Comprehensive dewatering behaviour analysis for fine and flocculated materials

RG De Kretser, SP Usher, PJ Scales

Conference Proceedings  |  2005  |  2005 Conference Proceedings

Validation of numerical filtration modelling for industrially relevant materials

AD Stickland, SP Usher, RG De Kretser, PJ Scales, P Hillis, MR Tillotson

Conference Proceedings  |  2005  |  2005 Conference Proceedings

Steady state thickener modelling from the compressive yield stress and hindered settling function

SP Usher, PJ Scales

Journal article  |  2005  |  Chemical Engineering Journal

Estimation of the hindered settling function R(phi) from batch-settling tests

DR Lester, SP Usher, PJ Scales

Journal article  |  2005  |  AICHE Journal

P527-BSAMS Batch Settling Analysis and Modelling Software - Version 2

R DE KRETSER, S USHER

Software / Code  |  2005

The yielding of particulate suspensions

PJ SCALES, AAB ABD AZIZ, S USHER, GH MCKINLEY

Conference Proceedings  |  2003  |  Korean-Australian Rheology Conference 2003

P527-BSAMS Batch Settling Analysis and Modelling Software

R DE KRETSER, S USHER

Software / Code  |  2003

Modeling of the consolidation stage in pressure filtration of compressible cakes

PC Kapur, S Laha, SP Usher, RG deKretser, PJ Scales

Journal article  |  2002  |  Journal of Colloid and Interface Science

Letter to the editor

C Tien, BV Ramarao, SP Usher, RG De Kretser, PJ Scales

Journal article  |  2002  |  AIChE Journal

Untitled - Reply

SP Usher, RG de Kretser, PJ Scales

Journal article  |  2002  |  AICHE JOURNAL

Untitled

C Tien, BV Ramarao

Journal article  |  2002  |  AICHE JOURNAL

Letters to the Editor: "Validation of a New Filtration Technique for Dewaterability Characterizaton"

S USHER, R DE KRETSER, P SCALES

Journal article  |  2002  |  AICHE Journal

Rapid filtration measurement of dewatering design and optimization parameters

RG de Kretser, SP Usher, PJ Scales, DV Boger, KA Landman

Journal article  |  2001  |  AICHE Journal

Validation of a new filtration technique for dewaterability characterization

SP Usher, RG De Kretser, PJ Scales

Journal article  |  2001  |  AICHE Journal

Filtration process modelling and optimisation using fundamental theory

PJ SCALES, RG DE KRETSER, AD STICKLAND, S USHER

Conference Proceedings  |  2001  |  Proceedings of filtech Europa, filtration process modelling and optimisation using fundamental theory

Practically applicable modelling of cake filtration

RG DE KRETSER, PJ SCALES, S USHER

Conference Proceedings  |  2001  |  Proceedings of the American Filtration and Separations Society, Science & Technology of Filtration and Separations