Is there a reason you need to make it flow as opposed to simply conveying it mechanically? It seems like you came up with a complicated solution (making solids

Is there a reason you need to make it flow as opposed to simply conveying it mechanically? It seems like you came up with a complicated solution (making solids behave like liquids) when there are plenty of simpler solids handling techniques that could be used. For example a belt or screw conveyor.