The segregation of cement clinker particles in a mill-feeding hopper: PIV experiment and FEM modelling

X Liu, Q Zheng, L Yang, M Cai, G Cheng, A Yu - Powder Technology, 2023 - Elsevier
The feeding hopper is frequently used in grinding cement clinker to ensure a stable and
homogeneous feed of particles. However, due to the large variances in size, the clinker …

High-resolution 3-D full-loop simulation of a CFB carbonator cold model

A Nikolopoulos, N Nikolopoulos, A Charitos… - Chemical Engineering …, 2013 - Elsevier
This work focuses on the 3D full-loop CFD isothermal simulation of a transparent plexi-glass
small-scale CFB carbonator built by IFK for the hydrodynamic investigation of the CFB …

Finite element investigation of the flow and stress patterns in conical hopper during discharge

QJ Zheng, AB Yu - Chemical Engineering Science, 2015 - Elsevier
Precise evaluation of the dynamics of granular material during hopper discharge,
particularly the velocity field coupled with the stress field, has been an important area of …

3D buckling assessment of cylindrical steel silos of uniform thickness under seismic action

AM Mehretehran, S Maleki - Thin-Walled Structures, 2018 - Elsevier
This paper investigates the dynamic buckling behavior of steel silos subjected to horizontal
base excitations. The elastic-plastic buckling resistance of three silos with different aspect …

Seismic response and failure modes of steel silos with isotropic stepped walls: The effect of vertical component of ground motion and comparison of buckling …

AM Mehretehran, S Maleki - Engineering Failure Analysis, 2021 - Elsevier
Steel silos are one of the main structures for bulk solids handling and storage in many
industries and agricultural sectors. A growing body of research suggests the importance of …

Rectangular steel silos: Finite element predictions of filling wall pressures

RJ Goodey, CJ Brown, JM Rotter - Engineering Structures, 2017 - Elsevier
The pressures exerted on the walls of rectangular planform steel flexible-walled silos by
several different stored granular bulk solids are investigated using a validated finite element …

Analysis of dynamic discharge pressures in cylindrical slender silos with a flat bottom or with a hopper: comparison with Eurocode 1

P Vidal, M Guaita, F Ayuga - Biosystems engineering, 2005 - Elsevier
Few models simulate the discharge of flat-bottom silos by using finite elements. This paper
presents a new dynamic model for silo discharge using the Drucker–Prager plasticity model …

半地下双层浅圆仓施工过程中力学性能的数值分析.

金立兵, 张为博, 吴强, 王振清… - Modern Food Science …, 2023 - search.ebscohost.com
金立兵*, 张为博, 吴强, 王振清, 李闯, 董天云(河南工业大学混凝土结构长期性能研究所,
河南郑州450001) 摘要: 作为一种新仓型, 半地下双层浅圆仓具有节约用地, 节约能源 …

Design and instrumentation of a mid-size test station for measuring static and dynamic pressures in silos under different conditions–Part I: Description

A Couto, A Ruiz, PJ Aguado - Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 2012 - Elsevier
Very few experimental installations in the world have full-scale silos, and very few assays
have been conducted on them. Consequently, numerous unresolved questions remain …

Investigation of proper modeling of very dense granular flows in the recirculation system of CFBs

A Nikolopoulos, N Nikolopoulos, N Varveris, S Karellas… - Particuology, 2012 - Elsevier
The aim of this paper is the development of new models and/or the improvement of existing
numerical models, used for simulating granular flow in CFB (circulating fluidized bed) …