<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>This paper presents an experimental investigation of the discharge flow pressure in the vertical silo and the hopper due to the use of insert (top cone with trunk cone bottom). Using the Insert inside the silos is one of the proposed solutions to avoid the problems of having funnel flow pattern, which has a significant effect on the distribution of flow pressure exerted on the silo wall and the hopper. The experiments were performed on a metal cylinder prototype; corn was used as a granular material, and the wall and hopper pressure distribution was measured by a special pressure transducer. The experiments revealed an important result in the flow pressure due to the change in the location of the insert. The experiments were conducted in Damascus University laboratories.</p></abstract>

This paper presents an experimental investigation of the discharge flow pressure in the vertical silo and the hopper due to the use of insert (top cone with trunk cone bottom). Using the Insert inside the silos is one of the proposed solutions to avoid the problems of having funnel flow pattern, which has a significant effect on the distribution of flow pressure exerted on the silo wall and the hopper. The experiments were performed on a metal cylinder prototype; corn was used as a granular material, and the wall and hopper pressure distribution was measured by a special pressure transducer. The experiments revealed an important result in the flow pressure due to the change in the location of the insert. The experiments were conducted in Damascus University laboratories.

Effect of using insert on the flow pressure in cylindrical silo

Studia Geotechnica et Mechanica

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This paper presents an experimental investigation of the discharge flow pressure in the vertical silo and the hopper due to the use of insert (top cone with...

Effect of using insert on the flow pressure in cylindrical silo

Article Category: Research Articles

Published Online: Dec 30, 2019

Page range: 177 - 183

Received: Nov 12, 2018

Accepted: Jul 21, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sgem-2019-0022

Keywords
Silo model, flow pressure, insert, wall pressure

© 2019 Hala Hammadeh et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Effect of using insert on the flow pressure in cylindrical silo

Article Category: Research Articles

Published Online: Dec 30, 2019

Page range: 177 - 183

Received: Nov 12, 2018

Accepted: Jul 21, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sgem-2019-0022

KeywordsSilo model, flow pressure, insert, wall pressure

© 2019 Hala Hammadeh et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
Silo model, flow pressure, insert, wall pressure