Perturbation solutions for highly frictional granular media
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2005
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Thamwattana, N.
Hill, J.
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Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 2005; 461(2053):21-42
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Ngamta Thamwattana and James M. Hill
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In this paper, we deal with the materials possessing angles of internal friction ϕ for which 1 − sinϕ is close to zero, and we use the solution for sinϕ = 1 as the leading term in a regular perturbation series, where the correction terms are of order 1 − sinϕ. In this way we obtain approximate analytical solutions which can be used to describe the behaviour of real granular materials. The solution procedure is illustrated with reference to quasi–static flow through wedge–shaped and conical hoppers. For these two problems, the obtained perturbation solutions are shown to be graphically indistinguishable from the numerical solutions for high angles of internal friction, and for moderately high angles of internal friction the perturbation solutions still provide excellent approximations.
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© 2004 The Royal Society