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On the constitutive relation for frictional flow of granular materials: Topical report

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6861306· OSTI ID:6861306
The flow of granular materials is an economically important phenomenon which is poorly understood. Granular materials may flow in several regimes: gas-solid two phase flow, rapid flow, or frictional flow. The purpose of this report is to develop a constitutive relation for the frictional flow regime in which the grains slide or roll over one another. Ultimately this relation will be incorporated into a large computer code which will be able to simulate all aspects of the motion of bed material in fluidized bed combustors. 13 refs., 6 figs., 2 tabs.
Research Organization:
West Virginia Univ., Morgantown (USA). Dept. of Civil Engineering; EG and G Washington Analytical Services Center, Inc., Morgantown, WV (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
AC21-85MC21353
OSTI ID:
6861306
Report Number(s):
DOE/MC/21353-2584; ON: DE88001089
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English