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Large centrifuge, radius 5.5 m, payload mass 2000 kg. Has associated digital image processing for flow velocity measurement Comments: Has existing links in France and contacts with other centrifuge groups (e.g. Copenhagen, Cambridge, Bochum, Delft)
Centrifuge testing under dynamic and seismic loadings Comments: Also interested in materials testing and has a proposed collaboration with Prof. J. Schwedes at Braunschweig and Dr Jin Ooi at Edinburgh
CTICM. Large-scale testing facility at Chartres. Fullscale tests. 4 silos in total. Steel structures research programme Comments: Some results have been published (Construction Metallique) but if I understood correctly, the work was industry funded and the publication and sharing of results was restricted. This may now be less of a restriction. Has some proposed/agreed collaborations
University of Poitiers
Ceten - Apave Int
University of Kaiserslautern
Professor Texereau 40 Avenue du Recteur Pineau F-8600 Poitiers France
Dr J. Trinh 191 Rue de Vaugirard F-75015 Paris France
Dr G. Dau Postfach 3049 Erwin-Schroedinger Strasse D-67653 Kaiserslautern Germany or
Daimler Benz Strasse D-67663 Kaiserslautern Germany
Some experimental work is described. Small-scale model of cylindrical and conical silos, strain gauges
No facility, but may be able to provide experience of failures due to on-site conditions. Site monitoring experience
Silo experiments; 5 m high steel silo - 1 m3 volume. Diameters of 0.6 and 0.8m. Air injection and inserts 3 m high steel 'half-silo' with Perspex front plate. Several hoppers and inserts Rectangular lab. scale with wedge hopper. Demonstration units for flow visualization experiment and mixing Comments: Residence time measurement. Flow velocity measurement. On line particle concentration measurement. For references see list
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Organization Contact Nationality Details of experimental facility
BruneI University
Imperial College
University of Edinburgh
C.J. Brown Department of Mechanical Engineering Uxbridge UB8 3PH Middlesex Great Britain
Dr M. Chryssanthopoulos Exhibition Road London SW7 Great Britain
Professor J .M. Rotter Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Edinburgh EH9 3JN Great Britain Other contacts: Dr J.Y. Ooi Dr A.S. Usmani Dr C.B. York Dr J.F. Chen Dr J.M.F.G. Holst Dr Z. Zhong
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Square planform steel silo, 3.5 m high. Pressure cells from Prof. Askegaard, plus strain gauges. Sited at BRE, Watford in thermally controlled environment. Also some small-scale Perspex models Comments: Collaborative project with University of Edinburgh and BRE. See references
Experimental rig for shell buckling/silo tests. Imperfection measurement Comments: Has developed links with C. Poggi, Milan
Full-scale test silo (4.2m dia. x12m high, 100m3) designed for flow patterns and wall pressures Hopper test facility: 2 m dia. x 8 m high Pilot scale silo (3 t: 1.05 m dia. x 4.1 m high) for wall pressures Scale models (----1 m high) for structural failure observations Comments: Link with C.J. Brown for square planform tests. Link with INSA Lyon on structural tests
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University of Dr J.Y. Ooi UK Half-silo model (0.65m dia. x 1.5m high) for flow Edinburgh Department of Civil and pattern observations
Environmental Engineering Small models (0.30-0.45 m dia.) for flow pattern The King's Buildings measurements Edinburgh EH9 3JN Low stress triaxial testing Great Britain Jenike, confined compression, unconfined compression Other contacts: and novel tests on dilation Prof. J.M. Rotter Mr P.A. Berry Dr H. EI-Lahlouh Mr K.F. Zhang
t:T'1 University of Dr G. Haaker NL Experimental work on the effect of stiffness of test ~~ Twente Department of Mechanical equipment on pressure measurements. Various ~
Engineering adjustable laboratory-scale silos. ~~ ~
PO Box 217 In collaboration with Bulk Solids Engineering ~.0 NL-7500 AE Enschede ~ The Netherlands 0
~ AKZO Dr J.A.H. de Jong NL Test silo, 1.2m square, 2.5m height. Adjustable hopper ~
Dept CRP angles and outlet size. Small silos up to 1000t volume Velperweg 76 PO Box 9300 NL-6800 Arnhem The Netherlands
Shell Research Dr P. Reuderink NL Various bunker test facilities (dia. 0.1-1.0m, height up to PO Box 3800 3.0 m Perspex, steel, aluminium). Ultrasonic level Badhuisweg 3 measurement, load cells
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Organization Contact Nationality Details of experimental facility
Technical University of Denmark
POSTEC
ATB Potsdam
Professor V. Askegaard Bygning 118 DK-2800 Lyngby Denmark Other contacts: Dr J. Nielsen Dr J. Munch-Andersen
Dr G. Enstad Kjolnes Ring N-3914 Porsgrunn Norway
Dr C. Furll Institut fiir Agrartechnik Bornim Max Eyth Allee Bornim D-14469 Potsdam Germany
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Centrifuge facility, silos 80mm diameter, 300mm height with normal and pore pressure. Normal gravity model, 0.7m diameter, S.Om height. Instrumentation normal and shear cells, force transducers Comments: Calibration of pressure cells has been carried out for many years - 'full size' calibration rig in use. Work carried out in collaboration with SBI. See references
Plane flow silo with variable geometry equipped with stress transducers and data acquisition system Comments: Many powder test facilities are also available
Four large bins (24-120 m3) used for determination of segregation; varying discharge angles Comments: No indication of pressure measurement, etc.
