Journal
POWDER TECHNOLOGY
Volume 366, Issue -, Pages 722-735Publisher
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2020.03.008
Keywords
Annular Couette cell; Discrete element method (DEM); Extended kinetic theory; Granular flow; Rheology
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Funding
- European programme Interreg VA GRwithin the priority axis 4 Strengthen the competitiveness
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The rheology of dense granular flows is investigated through discrete element method (DEM) simulation of a vane shear cell. From the simulation, profiles of shear stress, shear rate, and velocity are obtained, which demonstrates that the flow features in the vane shear cell are equivalent to those in the classic annular Couette cell. A novel correlation for the apparent viscosity is formulated and leads to a new expression for mu(KT) in the kinetic theory analysis. The mu(KT) formulation is able to qualitatively capture the mu-I relation in the shear cell. A correlation length is added in the energy dissipation term to account for the effects of the particle motion correlation. A simplified correlation length model is derived based on DEM results and is compared with the literature. The modified granular kinetic energy equation is able to correctly predict the granular temperature profiles in the shear cell. (C) 2020 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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