Abstract
We present measurements of the impact process of gravity-driven flows of particles against inclined surfaces for a range of particle loadings in the four-way coupled regime. These were investigated with particle image velocimetry (PIV) for a range of particle curtain thicknesses, volume fractions, velocities and mass flow rates using a series of hoppers of various aperture sizes, following impact on a steel plate at a range of angles from 15° to 75°. In addition, micro-shadowgraphy was used to provide new details of the region of impact, providing the first direct evidence of the formation of layer of particles that slide along the surface for sufficiently high particle volume fractions. Statistical measurements of particle impact and rebound velocities, together with rebound angle and coefficient of restitution, were obtained from the PIV analysis, which revealed that an increase in particle loading leads to increase in the probability that a layer of particles at the surface is formed at the point of impact. This layer acts to absorb energy for all impact angles, thereby influencing the rebound processes. For impact angles close to the normal direction the layer also increases the range of rebound angles, while it causes particles to slide along the surface as a chute-like flow for large inclination angles.
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