Experimental Investigation of the Flow Pattern and Wall Pressure Distribution in a Silo with a Double-Cone Insert

摘要

The aim of this paper is to present a recent experimental investigation of the wall pressure distribution and flow pattern observed during the filling and emptying of a full-scale silo,with and without,inserts.The experiments were carried out with sand,at the Dept.POSTEC in the Tel-Tek Research Institute in Norway.The results show that the double-cone insert had a strong influence on the flow and pressures in the silo.A skewed flow often occurred when the insert was installed.