Investigation of rice grain flow by multi-sphere particle model with rolling resistance

Granular Matter

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 143-148

  Markauskas, Darius ^a   Kačianauskas, Rimantas ^a  

^a VILNIUS GEDIMINAS TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

Discrete element method; Experimental validation; Multi sphere model; Piling; Rolling resistance

Indexed keywords

DISCHARGE FLOW; DISCHARGE TIME; ELONGATED PARTICLES; EXPERIMENTAL VALIDATIONS; IRREGULAR SHAPE; MILLED RICE; MULTI-SPHERE MODEL; PARTICLE MODEL; PILING; RICE GRAINS; ROLLING FRICTION; SIMULATION RESULT;

ASPECT RATIO; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT); INVESTMENTS; ROLLING RESISTANCE;

SPHERES;

EID: 79958173189     PISSN: 14345021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10035-010-0196-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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