Microstructural simulation and imaging of granular flows in two- and three-dimensional hoppers

Powder Technology

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 59-72

  Langston, P A ^a   Nikitidis, M S ^b   Tuzun U ^b   Heyes, D M ^b   Spyrou, N M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Discrete element method; Granular flow; Hoppers; Imaging; Simulation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; MICROSTRUCTURE; PHOTOGRAPHY;

DISCRETE ELEMENT METHOD; GAMMA RAY TOMOGRAPHY; GRANULAR FLOW; HOPPER; PARTICLE SIZE;

FLOW OF SOLIDS;

FLOW; GRANULAR SOLID; HOPPER; MODELING;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW RATE; IMAGING SYSTEM; PARTICLE SIZE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; VELOCITY;

EID: 0031282318     PISSN: 00325910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0032-5910(97)03288-9     Document Type: Article

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