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Funnel Flow in Hoppers

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Title Funnel Flow in Hoppers
 
Creator Nguyen, T.
Brennen, C.
Sabersky, R.
 
Subject Caltech Library Services
 
Description Detailed observtions of funnel flows of dry granular materials in wedge-shaped hoppers of different geometries are presented. The variations of the flow regime with changes in the height of material in the hopper/vertical bin configuration, the width of the vertical bin, the hopper angle and the hopper opening width were investigated and a number of specific flow regimes identified (mass flow and several forms of funnel flow). In the first part of the paper particular attention is paid to the conditions for transition from one flow regime to another; in particular it is shown that the existence of a funnel depends not only on the hopper angle but is also strongly dependent on the geometry of the hopper/bin system. In the second part of the paper the variations in the shape of the funnel near the exit opening are explored in detail.
 
Publisher American Society of Mechanical Engineers
 
Contributor Cowin, Stephen C.
 
Date 1979-06
 
Type Book Section
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier http://authors.library.caltech.edu/222/1/NGU037.pdf
Nguyen, T. and Brennen, C. and Sabersky, R. (1979) Funnel Flow in Hoppers. In: Mechanics applied to the transport of bulk materials : presented at the Joint ASME-CSME Applied Mechanics, Fluids Engineering, and Bioengineering Conference, Niagara Falls, New York, June 18-20, 1979. Applied Mechanics Division. Vol.AMD-31. No.31. American Society of Mechanical Engineers , New York, pp. 25-33. http://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:NGUmatbm79 <http://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:NGUmatbm79>
 
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