This video is an introductory lecture to a one-credit hour Powder Storage and Flow course offered at Purdue University. The course covers the following topics:
- Powder Flow Indices
- Stress and Mohr's Circles
- The Ideal Coulomb Material Model
- The Method of Differential Slices (aka Janssen's Method) for Cylindrical and Conical Bins
- Active and Passive Stress States
- Shear Cell Testing
- Types of Hopper Flows
- Hopper Design
- Hopper Discharge Rate
- Discharge Devices
- Chute Flows
- Influence of Particle Properties and Environmental Conditions on Flow Properties
This course will be offered via distance education starting in Fall 2023.
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