Numerical simulations of dense granular flow in a two-dimensional channel: The role of exit position*

Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 11574153).

Wang Tingwei, Li Xin, Wu Qianqian, Jiao Tengfei, Liu Xingyi, Sun Min, Hu Fenglan, Huang Decai
       

(color online) The flow rate as a function of time for (a) center exit and (b) lateral exit. The red solid and blue dotted lines stand for non-periodical and periodical conditions, respectively. The dashed lines denote the averaged flow rates. The insets are the sketches of simulation setups.