2004/07/29 by Martin Strauss, Strauss, Martin, Sean McNamara +7
Physics and Astronomy · #FOS: Physical sciences #Other Condensed Matter (cond-mat.other) #Soft Condensed Matter (cond-mat.soft) #Statistical Mechanics (cond-mat.stat-mech) #cond-mat.other #cond-mat.soft #cond-mat.stat-mech
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.cond-mat/0407757
27 pages, 18 Postscript figures, uses elsart.cls, Powder Technology (in review)
arxiv created 2005/01/31 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01
Plug conveying along a vertical 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 an experiment. The dynamics of a plug are described by porosity, velocity and force profiles. Their dependence on simulation parameters provides an overall picture of plug conveying.