Experimental investigation of granular flow through an orifice

Powder Technology

Volumn 186, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 65-71

  Ahn, Hojin ^a   Başaranoǧlu, Zafer ^b   Yilmaz, Mustafa ^b   Buǧutekin, Abdulcelil ^b   Gül, M Zafer ^b  

^a YEDITEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b MARMARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Choking; Discharge rate; Experimental method; Granular flow; Orifice

Indexed keywords

DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); GRANULAR MATERIALS; ORIFICES; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; STRESS ANALYSIS;

CHOKING; DISCHARGE RATE; EXPERIMENTAL METHOD; GRANULAR FLOW;

FLOW OF SOLIDS;

DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); FLOW OF SOLIDS; GRANULAR MATERIALS; ORIFICES; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; STRESS ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLOW MEASUREMENT; STRAIN GAUGE TRANSDUCER; STRESS; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP;

EID: 44649176344     PISSN: 00325910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2007.11.001     Document Type: Article

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