Investigation into the Mechanism of the Steel Particle Feeding Process: A Numerical and Experimental Study

Table 1

Calculation parameters.

Items	Parameters	Units	Value
Steel particles	Diameter	m	0.0008-0.003
	Density	kg/m^3	7400
	Elastic modulus	Pa	2700000
	Poisson’s ratio		0.3
High-pressure tank	Diameter	mm	200
	Diameter of the feeding hole	mm	25
	Height	mm	400
	Half of apex angle	°	45°
Operation	Pressure	MPa	20
	Diameter of the orifice	mm	9.5
Calculation	Friction coefficient between particles and tank wall		0.3
	Friction coefficient between particles		0.3
Fluid	Surface tension	N/m	0.06
	Viscosity	Pa·s	0.002