Traveling Granular Segregation Patterns in a Long Drum Mixer
Soft Condensed Matter
2009-10-30 v2 chao-dyn
Chaotic Dynamics
Pattern Formation and Solitons
patt-sol
Abstract
Mixtures of granular media often exhibit size segregation along the axis of a partially-filled, horizontal, rotating cylinder. Previous experiments have observed axial bands of segregation that grow from concentration fluctuations and merge in a manner analogous to spinodal decomposition. We have observed that a new dynamical state precedes this effect in certain mixtures: bi-directional traveling waves. By preparing initial conditions, we found that the wave speed decreased with wavelength. Such waves appear to be inconsistent with simple PDE models which are first order in time.
Cite
@article{arxiv.cond-mat/9706288,
title = {Traveling Granular Segregation Patterns in a Long Drum Mixer},
author = {Kiam Choo and T. C. A. Molteno and Stephen W. Morris},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/9706288},
year = {2009}
}
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11 pages