Effects of material properties on granular flow in a silo using DEM simulation

Particulate Science and Technology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 109-124

  Xu, Yong ^a   Kafui, K D ^b   Thornton, C ^b   Lian, Guoping ^c  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNILEVER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Discrete element method; Granule flow; Particulate material; Silo

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; GRAVITATION; SIMULATION;

DECOMPRESSION ZONES;

GRANULAR MATERIALS;

ADHESION; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; DECOMPRESSION; DISCRETE ELEMENT METHOD; FLOW MEASUREMENT; FLOW RATE; GRAVITY; HARDNESS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KINETICS; MATERIALS TESTING; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOTION; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; VELOCITY;

EID: 0036556488     PISSN: 02726351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02726350215338     Document Type: Article

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