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Surface Granular flows: Two Related Examples

Soft Condensed Matter 2007-05-23 v1

Abstract

Granular surface flows are common in industrial practice and natural systems, however, theoretical description of such flows is at present incomplete. Two prototype systems involving surface flow are compared: heap formation by pouring at a point and rotating cylinders. Continuum models for analysis of these flows are reviewed, and experimental results for quasi-2d systems are presented. Experimental results in both systems are well described by continuum models.

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0406602,
  title  = {Surface Granular flows: Two Related Examples},
  author = {D. V. Khakhar and Ashish V. Orpe and J. M. Ottino},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0406602},
  year   = {2007}
}

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7 pages, 5 figures