Analysis of dynamic discharge pressures in cylindrical slender silos with a flat bottom or with a hopper: Comparison with eurocode 1

Biosystems Engineering

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 335-348

  Vidal, Pablo ^a   Guaita, Manuel ^b   Ayuga, Francisco ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRICTION; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRESSURE EFFECTS;

FLAT-BOTTOM SILOS; HOPPER SILOS; RIGID WALLS; WALL FRICTION;

SILOS (AGRICULTURAL);

BINS; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FRICTION; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLASTICITY;

EID: 20744455544     PISSN: 15375110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2005.03.012     Document Type: Article

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