Microscopic and macroscopic analysis of granular material behaviour in 3D flat-bottomed hopper by the discrete element method

Archives of Mechanics

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 231-257

  Balevicius R ^a   Kacianauskas R ^a   Mroz Z ^b   Sielamowicz, I ^c  

^a VILNIUS GEDIMINAS TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

^b INSTITUTE OF FUNDAMENTAL TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Poland)

^c BIALYSTOK UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Discrete element method; Spherical particles; Three dimensional flat bottomed hopper; Visco elastic granular material

Indexed keywords

EID: 34447252087     PISSN: 03732029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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