Hopper Flows of Mixtures of Spherical and Rod-Like Particles via the Multisphere Method

doi:10.1002/aic.16882

Title: Hopper Flows of Mixtures of Spherical and Rod-Like Particles via the Multisphere Method

Abstract

The discharge of granular media from hoppers plays a vital role in many solids handling operations. The dynamic flow of poly-disperse nonspherical particles differs markedly from mono-disperse spheres and highlights the need to rigorously account for particle shape effects. The multisphere discrete element method (MS-DEM) was utilized here to examine the bulk packing fraction, discharge rate, collisional stress tensor, and order parameter of a bi-disperse sphere-rod mixture evacuating a hopper. A modified form of the Myers and Sellers correlation with variable shape factor is capable of replicating the MS-DEM discharge data. The collisional stress tensor is observed to be highly symmetric for mono-disperse spheres but becomes asymmetric when rod-like particles are introduced. The order parameter within the hopper increases significantly during discharge and the rod-like particles undergo shear induced alignment with their long dimensions orthogonal to the outflow plane.

Authors:

Lattanzi, Aaron ^[1];

^[1]

National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)

Publication Date:: 2019-12-09

Research Org.:: National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Bioenergy Technologies Office (EE-3B)

OSTI Identifier:: 1593079

Report Number(s):: NREL/JA-2700-74572

DOE Contract Number:: AC36-08GO28308

Resource Type:: Journal Article

Journal Name:: AIChE Journal

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Name: AIChE Journal

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; discrete element method; hopper flow; multisphere

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                    Lattanzi, Aaron, and Stickel, Jonathan J. Hopper Flows of Mixtures of Spherical and Rod-Like Particles via the Multisphere Method.  United States: N. p., 2019. 
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                    Lattanzi, Aaron, & Stickel, Jonathan J. Hopper Flows of Mixtures of Spherical and Rod-Like Particles via the Multisphere Method.  United States.  doi:10.1002/aic.16882.

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  title        = {Hopper Flows of Mixtures of Spherical and Rod-Like Particles via the Multisphere Method},

  author       = {Lattanzi, Aaron and Stickel, Jonathan J},

  abstractNote = {The discharge of granular media from hoppers plays a vital role in many solids handling operations. The dynamic flow of poly-disperse nonspherical particles differs markedly from mono-disperse spheres and highlights the need to rigorously account for particle shape effects. The multisphere discrete element method (MS-DEM) was utilized here to examine the bulk packing fraction, discharge rate, collisional stress tensor, and order parameter of a bi-disperse sphere-rod mixture evacuating a hopper. A modified form of the Myers and Sellers correlation with variable shape factor is capable of replicating the MS-DEM discharge data. The collisional stress tensor is observed to be highly symmetric for mono-disperse spheres but becomes asymmetric when rod-like particles are introduced. The order parameter within the hopper increases significantly during discharge and the rod-like particles undergo shear induced alignment with their long dimensions orthogonal to the outflow plane.},

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  journal      = {AIChE Journal},
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