1. Stratification in poured granular heaps
- Author
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Baxter, John, Tuzun, Ugur, Heyes, David, Hayati, Igan, and Fredlund, Per
- Subjects
Granular materials -- Research ,Environmental issues ,Science and technology ,Zoology and wildlife conservation - Abstract
It is possible for the stratification of poured granular mixtures into layers according to particle size to take place when there is no clear difference in particle shapes within the mixture. It has been established that stratification depends heavily on the fill rate, which determines the overall impact of the incident feed stream on the growing heap. If the angle of repose of the coarse grains is much larger than that of the fine grains, stratification will take place over a wide range of fill rates.
- Published
- 1998