Discharge flow of granular media from rectangular silos: role of an obstacle and modelling by an orifice at the corner

Scientific challenges and industrial applications in mechanical engineering

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Fig. 2

Temporal evolution of the instantaneous mass flow rate Q_i for d_p = 190 μm, D = 12 mm with obstacle (D_obs = 20 mm and h_O = 5 mm). The horizontal full line represents the mean flow rate, Q, whereas the dashed lines represent the standard deviation.

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