Electrically induced tunable cohesion in granular systems
Other Condensed Matter
2015-05-19 v2 Statistical Mechanics
Abstract
Experimental observations of confined granular materials in the presence of an electric field that induces cohesive forces are reported. The angle of repose is found to increase with the cohesive force. A theoretical model for the stability of a granular heap, including both the effect of the sidewalls and cohesion is proposed. A good agreement between this model and the experimental results is found. The steady-state flow angle is practically unaffected by the electric field except for high field strengths and low flow rates.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1007.0369,
title = {Electrically induced tunable cohesion in granular systems},
author = {Jean-François Métayer and Patrick Richard and Alain Faisant and Renaud Delannay},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1007.0369},
year = {2015}
}
Comments
accepted for publication in "Journal of Statistical Mechanics: Theory and Experiment"