Pattern selection by a granular wave in a rotating drum

Zuriguel, I. and Gray, J.M.N.T. and Peixinho, J. and Mullin, T. (2006) Pattern selection by a granular wave in a rotating drum. Physics Review E, 73 (061302). pp. 1-4. ISSN 1539-3755

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Abstract

The results of an experimental investigation of granular segregation in a thin rotating drum are presented. A mechanism based on the presence of an uphill wave of particles has been found to govern the observed pattern of petals. Specifically we develop a simple model that captures the essential physics of the segregation and yields an algebraic expression that predicts the number of petals in the pattern.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	MSC 2010, the AMS's Mathematics Subject Classification > 70 Mechanics of particles and systems MSC 2010, the AMS's Mathematics Subject Classification > 74 Mechanics of deformable solids
Depositing User:	Prof JMNT Gray
Date Deposited:	16 Nov 2006
Last Modified:	20 Oct 2017 14:12
URI:	https://eprints.maths.manchester.ac.uk/id/eprint/646

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