In order to exemplify the usefulness of the cohesion parabola method, and to examine the adequacy of the slope in the flow rate equation as a measure of flow property of granules, stepwise regression analyses were carried out on the parameters in the Brown-Richard equation, using a FACOM 270-20/30 computer. [numerical formula] (n=0.4) The results showed that 82% of the variance of the slope M could be explained by the factors D
p/D
c, μ
i/k, and α, and that 82% of the variance of the width of empty annulus De could be explained by the factors D
L/S, and D
p ; where D
p is the particle size (the arithmetic mean opening of the successive sieves), D
c is the diameter of a vertical brass tube, μ
i is the coefficient of interparticle friction, k is the co-ordination number calculated from the porosity by the use of Ridgway-Tarbuck equation, α is the apparent coherency, D
L is the minimum orifice diameter which can possibly flow or slip on the wall, calculated on the basis of Gardner's theorem, and S is the shape factor (rugosity). Further, the following rule of thumb for prediction on the blocked aperture for noncohesive materials was proposed : "When the height of an apex of dynamic arch is higher than that of an imarginary pseudo-stable face, that is, the cohesion parabola face, the flow of granules commences and continues."
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