Weighting function in the averaging method of granular materials and its application to hopper flow

Bulk Solids Handling

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 53-57

  Zhu, H P ^a   Yu, A B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; FLOW OF SOLIDS; FUNCTIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SELECTION; STRESS ANALYSIS;

AVERAGING METHOD; DISTINCT ELEMENT METHOD; HOPPER FLOW; JOHNSON DISTRIBUTION FUNCTION; WEIGHTING FUNCTION;

GRANULAR MATERIALS;

EID: 0035087166     PISSN: 01739980     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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