Micromechanic modeling and analysis of unsteady-state granular flow in a cylindrical hopper

Journal of Engineering Mathematics

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 307-320

  Zhu, H P ^a   Yu, A B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Average method; Discrete element method; Granular flow; Hopper flow

Indexed keywords

CONTINUUM MECHANICS; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; GRANULAR MATERIALS; HOPPERS; ORIFICES; STEADY FLOW; STRESSES;

GRANULAR FLOW; MASS DENSITY; MICROMECHANIC MODELING; UNSTEADY-STATE GRANULAR FLOW;

COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS;

GRANULAR MEDIUM; HOPPER;

EID: 22844452482     PISSN: 00220833     EISSN: 15732703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10665-004-6011-8     Document Type: Article

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