3 papers
cond-mat.soft2025
Forced silo discharge: Simulation and theory
Luis. A. Pugnaloni, Marcos A. Madrid, J. R. Darias
We study, through discrete element simulations, the discharge of granular materials through a circular orifice on the base of a cylindrical silo forced by a surcharge. At the begin…
cond-mat.soft2025
Dimensional analysis for clogging of grains in two and three dimensions
Julián Montero, Ryan Kozlowski, Luis A. Pugnaloni
We conduct standard dimensional analysis (Vaschy--Buckingham -theorem) for the mean avalanche size when particles flow through, and clog at, a small orifice…
cond-mat.soft2025
Flow rate from a vertical silo with a tilted orifice
Ryan Kozlowski, Luis A. Pugnaloni
The flow of dry granular materials from silos is of great practical interest in industry and of theoretical import for understanding multiphase dynamics. Recent studies have demons…