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Application of a cellular automaton to simulations of granular flow in silos

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A cellular automaton based on a gas model of hydrodynamics was used to calculate the kinematics of non-cohesive granular materials during confined flow in a mass flow and funnel flow model silo. In the model, collisions of particles were taken into account during granular flow. In addition, a simplified automaton was used wherein granular flow was assumed as an upward propagation of holes through a lattice composed of cells representing single particles. The advantages and disadvantages of both cellular automata were outlined.

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Kozicki, J., Tejchman, J. Application of a cellular automaton to simulations of granular flow in silos. Granular Matter 7, 45–54 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10035-004-0190-x

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