Research Article

Study of Clogging Phenomenon for a Conical Hopper: The Influence of Particle Bed Height and Hopper Angle

Table 3

Simulations performed in the case without periodic BC for various hopper angles and particle bed heights .

(, )

(0, 75)1051200
(0, 150)2182400
(0, 300)4394800
(0, 450)6607200
(0, 600)8869600
(0, 800)117612800
(0, 1000)120016000
(20, 75)1041100
(20, 150)2132200
(20, 300)4394500
(20, 450)6516800
(20, 600)8859000
(40, 75)96900
(40, 150)2061800
(40, 450)6445600
(40, 600)8757500
(60, 75)85600
(60, 150)1911300
(60, 300)4122600
(60, 450)6313900
(60, 600)8565200
(75, 75)59400
(75, 150)160800
(75, 300)3771600
(75, 450)6032400
(75, 600)8273200

: the number of particles; : the number of time steps.