Purpose. The leakage process of the fine grained bulk material (BM) from the unloading hopper is considered. As known the BM behaviour during the unloading process is directly related to the material stress state (active or passive) inside the hopper, which depends on the physical and mechanical bulk material properties, as well as hopper geometric parameters. At the boundary of the transition from the cylindrical part to the conical part of the unloading hopper hole, the horizontal stresses that precede the leakage of the material increase sharply. The use of vibration reduces horizontal stresses in the hopper and thus improves the bulk product fluidity. Also, the use of vibration reduces the probability of the free-fall arch formation over the outlet. Therefore, the present paper is aimed at developing the mathematical model of the fine grained bulk material flow under the vibration action from the conical hopper hole. Methodology. It is used one of the methods of studying the BM behavior, namely the analysis of the stress state of the conditionally stationary (pseudo-stationary) layer of the product and the force balance equation in the free-fall arch is made for further study of the geometric parameters of the unloading hole. Findings. In this paper, the mathematical model of the BM behavior in the conical hopper hole is developed. Since the most determining factor influencing the hopper productivity is the outlet diameter, so based on the developed model, it is established relationships that allow determining all parameters that affect the diameter. Graphical dependences are obtained, which allow to estimate the influence of the angle inclination of the hopper hole walls on the value of the hopper outlet size at active and passive stress states. The dependence of the diameter of the unloading hopper hole on the BM properties is also established. The BM properties directly affect the initial shear resistance of the material. The influence of vibration on the unloading hole geometry is presented. Originality. The pseudo-immobile layer of bulk product is considered in the developed mathematical model, and it is investigated how vibration affects the BM behavior in this layer. Practical value. The practical value of this paper lies in the possibility of further mathematical modeling of the influence of the BM properties, hopper geometric dimensions and vibration on the product behavior in the material leakage process from the hopper. The results of the studies, presented in the form of graphs, can be used during the vibrating hopper design and the selection of rational modes of hopper operation.
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