Numerical calculations of wall pressures and stresses in steel cylindrical silos with concentric and eccentric hoppers

Particulate Science and Technology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 247-258

  Wojcik, M ^a   Enstad, G G ^a,b   Jecmenica, M ^b  

^a Telemark Technological R and D Centre   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH EASTERN NORWAY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Eccentric hopper; Finite element method; Silo; Silo flow; Wall stress

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; CYLINDERS (CONTAINERS); FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; PRESSURE EFFECTS; STRESS ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL LOADS;

WALL PRESSURES;

SILOS (AGRICULTURAL);

CALCULATION; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DEVICE; FLOW; MODEL; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RIGIDITY; SIMULATION;

EID: 0041692685     PISSN: 02726351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02726350307486     Document Type: Review

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