Granular Material an overview | ScienceDirect Topics
Elaine S. Oran, Jay P. Boris, in Encyclopedia of Physical Science and Technology (Third Edition), 2002. Granular Flows. A granular material is a multiphase material made up of a large collection of closely packed solid particles surrounded by a gas or a liquid. Because the ratio of the volume of solid to fluid phases is very high, the particles are in very close contact with each other.