Journal
GRANULAR MATTER
Volume 18, Issue 2, Pages -Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s10035-016-0636-y
Keywords
Granular matter; Discrete element method; Velocity profile; Hopper flow
Funding
- European Research Council (ERC) [FP7-319968-FlowCCS]
- CAPES
- CNPq
- Ciencias sem Fronteiras
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We report the analysis of radial characteristics of the flow of granular material through a conical hopper. The discharge is simulated for various orifice sizes and hopper opening angles. Velocity profiles are measured along two radial lines from the hopper cone vertex: along the main axis of the cone and along its wall. An approximate power law dependence on the distance from the orifice is observed for both profiles, although differences between them can be noted. In order to quantify these differences, we propose a Local Mass Flow Index that is a promising tool in the direction of a more reliable classification of the flow regimes in hoppers.
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