Homogenization of granular pipe flow by means of helical inner-wall texture

Verbücheln F, Ribeiro Parteli EJ, Pöschel T (2017)


Publication Language: English

Publication Type: Journal article, Original article

Publication year: 2017

Journal

Book Volume: 140

Article Number: 03069

DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/201714003069

Abstract

The homogenization of granular flows through narrow pipes is important for a broad range of technological and industrial applications. Here we show, by means of molecular dynamics simulations, that such homogenization can be achieved by adding a helical inner-wall texture to the pipe, without the need for energy input from any external source. By using such a texture, jamming is prevented and the granular flux can be predicted using a modified Beverloo equation that accounts for the wavelength of the helical texture.

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APA:

Verbücheln, F., Ribeiro Parteli, E.J., & Pöschel, T. (2017). Homogenization of granular pipe flow by means of helical inner-wall texture. EPJ Web of Conferences, 140. https://dx.doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201714003069

MLA:

Verbücheln, Felix, Eric Josef Ribeiro Parteli, and Thorsten Pöschel. "Homogenization of granular pipe flow by means of helical inner-wall texture." EPJ Web of Conferences 140 (2017).

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