Influence of the gravity on the discharge of a silo

Granular Matter

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 263-273

  Dorbolo, S ^a   Maquet, L ^a   Brandenbourger, M ^a   Ludewig, F ^a   Lumay, G ^a   Caps, H ^a   Vandewalle, N ^a   Rondia, S ^a   Melard M ^a   Van Loon, J ^b,c,d   Dowson, A ^b   Vincent Bonnieu, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Beverloo law; Granular flow; Gravity; Silo

Indexed keywords

BEVERLOO LAW; CENTRIFUGE FACILITIES; GEOMETRICAL CONFIGURATIONS; GRANULAR FLOWS; LOW-GRAVITY CONDITION; PACKING FRACTIONS; SQUARE-ROOT SCALING; VELOCITY PROFILES;

CENTRIFUGES; GRAVITATION; MONOLAYERS; SILOS (AGRICULTURAL);

GRANULAR MATERIALS;

EID: 84878743672     PISSN: 14345021     EISSN: 14347636     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10035-013-0403-2     Document Type: Article

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