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Design of hoppers using spreadsheet

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  • C.O.C. Oko

    (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Port Harcourt, Port Harcourt, Nigeria)

  • E.O. Diemuodeke

    (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Port Harcourt, Port Harcourt, Nigeria)

  • I.S. Akilande

    (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Port Harcourt, Port Harcourt, Nigeria)

Abstract

This paper presents a spreadsheet add-in for the design of mass flow conical and wedge hoppers. The Jenike's hopper design charts for mass flow were curve fitted. The relationships obtained were used together with other relevant expressions to develop an add-in tool for the determination of the pertinent hopper design parameters (exit size, mass flow rate, semi-included angle, flow factor, and critical applied stress) in the Microsoft Excel environment. The add-in was tested with experimental data, and results obtained were in agreement with those obtained in the literature.

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  • C.O.C. Oko & E.O. Diemuodeke & I.S. Akilande, 2010. "Design of hoppers using spreadsheet," Research in Agricultural Engineering, Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences, vol. 56(2), pages 53-58.
    • Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlrae:v:56:y:2010:i:2:id:30-2009-rae
    DOI: 10.17221/30/2009-RAE
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    1. M. Stasiak & M. Molenda, 2004. "Direct shear testing of flowability of food powders," Research in Agricultural Engineering, Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences, vol. 50(1), pages 6-10.
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    1. Vladimir Shepelev & Sergey Shepelev & Zlata Almetova, 2018. "Method of justification of the grain cleaning assembly performance," Research in Agricultural Engineering, Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences, vol. 64(3), pages 115-120.

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