Effect of particle shape on silo discharge

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Issue		EPJ Web Conf. Volume 340, 2025 Powders & Grains 2025 – 10^th International Conference on Micromechanics on Granular Media


Article Number		06018
Number of page(s)		4
Section		Geophysical, Environmental and Planetary Processes
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202534006018
Published online		01 December 2025

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