Characteristics of mass flow rate of granular material in an inclined open channel attached under a hopper were investigated. The flow layers near an adjusting sluice valve were formed of three layers, that is, steady flow, intermittent flow and reposing layer from the surface. Mass flow rate was increased according to the opening height of the valve. However, increasing ratio of mass flow rate became suddenly small, as the valve opening up to some height. The cause was that the intermittent flow layer attained undr the valve. Mass flow rate of granular material in a range of the large increasing ratio was expressed as follows:
G=
Kρ
bB3/2(
h-h0)(
gsinθ)
1/2 where
G is mass flow rate, ρ
b is bulk density,
B is width of the channel,
h is opening height of the valve,
h0 is loss opening height of the valve by contracted flow,
g is gravity acceleration, and
K is constant that depends on characteristics of granular material, width and inclination angle θ of the channel to horizontal plane.
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