Granular Drag on a Discrete Object: Shape Effects on Jamming
Disordered Systems and Neural Networks
2009-11-07 v1
Abstract
We study the drag force on discrete objects with circular cross section moving slowly through a spherical granular medium. Variations in the geometry of the dragged object change the drag force only by a small fraction relative to shape effects in fluid drag. The drag force depends quadratically on the object's diameter as expected. We do observe, however, a deviation above the expected linear depth dependence, and the magnitude of the deviation is apparently controlled by geometrical factors.
Cite
@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0107392,
title = {Granular Drag on a Discrete Object: Shape Effects on Jamming},
author = {I. Albert and J. G. Sample and A. J. Morss and S. Rajagopalan and A. -L. Barabasi and P. Schiffer},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0107392},
year = {2009}
}