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In this work we introduce a correlation to estimate the mass flow rate from an L-valve, without aeration, but under gravity flow, of a non-cohesive granular material. This criterion is based on the mass flow rate formula for vertical pipes and the comparison among, the here termed L-valve angle, and the angle of repose of the material. Experiments support this criterion.
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This work was made under the partial support of Project SIP20141404.
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Serrano, D.A., Ruíz Chavarría, G., Álvarez, S., Medina, A. (2015). Mass Flow Rate of Granular Material from an L-Valve Without Aeration. In: Klapp, J., Ruíz Chavarría, G., Medina Ovando, A., López Villa, A., Sigalotti, L. (eds) Selected Topics of Computational and Experimental Fluid Mechanics. Environmental Science and Engineering(). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-11487-3_20
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