Numerical simulations of the flow of dilute granular materials around obstacles

Powder Technology

Volumn 181, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 137-148

  Levy, Avi ^a   Sayed, Mohamed ^b  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Flow around obstacles; Granular flow; Granular shock

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW OF SOLIDS; NUMERICAL METHODS; VOLUME FRACTION;

FLOW AROUND OBSTACLES; GRANULAR FLOW; GRANULAR SHOCK;

GRANULAR MATERIALS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW OF SOLIDS; GRANULAR MATERIALS; NUMERICAL METHODS; VOLUME FRACTION;

ARTICLE; DRUG GRANULATION; GAS FLOW; GRAVITY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; SHEAR STRESS; TEMPERATURE; VISCOSITY;

EID: 38149099923     PISSN: 00325910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2006.12.005     Document Type: Article

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