Among the factors that affect the flow of solid products, the storage time stands out being responsible for promoting the appearance of cohesive arches. Thus, the present research had as objective to determine the properties of two poultry types of ration, classifying them through the flowability depending on the consolidation time and analyzing their effects in metallic hoppers. For this purpose, a direct shear apparatus known as Jenike Shear Cell', a consolidation bench and two wall surfaces were used. For the index flow and minimum diameter of the discharge hole, it was used the Jenike's methodology. For conical hopper angle the Enstad's methodology was adopted. It can be affirmed that the two types of ration presented easy flow, not depending on the storage period. The roughness walls affected only the hopper slope, while the results of the discharge hole were not affected by the variation of the properties of the types of ration on the wall surfaces and elapsed times studied.
consolidation; index flow; hopper
