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Effect of particle shape on the flow of an hourglass
Bo Fan, Tivadar Pongó, Raúl Cruz Hidalgo +1
The flow rate of a granulate out of a cylindrical container is studied as a function of particle shape for flat and elongated ellipsoids experimentally and numerically. We find a n…
Force on a sphere suspended in flowing granulate
Jing Wang, Bo Fan, Tivadar Pongó +3
We investigate the force of flowing granular material on an obstacle. A sphere suspended in a discharging silo experiences both the weight of the overlaying layers and drag of the…
Flow of asymmetric elongated particles
Bo Fan, Ellák Somfai, Ralf Stannarius +1
Shear induced orientational ordering of asymmetric elongated particles is investigated experimentally. Corn grains and pegs with one end sharpened are studied using X-ray Computed…
Elongated particles discharged with a conveyor belt in a two-dimensional silo
Bo Fan, Iker Zuriguel, Joshua A. Dijksman +2
The flow of elliptical particles out of a 2-dimensional silo when extracted with a conveyor belt is analyzed experimentally. The conveyor belt - placed directly below the silo outl…