Plug Conveying in a Horizontal Tube
arXiv:cond-mat/0501719
Abstract
Plug conveying along a horizontal tube has been investigated through simulation, using a discrete element simulation approach for the granulate particles and a pressure field approach for the gas. The result is compared with the simulation of the vertical plug conveying. The dynamics of a slug are described by porosity, velocity and force profiles. Their dependence on simulation parameters provides an overall picture of slug conveying.
13 pages, 23 figures, to be published in Granular Matter