EXPERIMENTAL-STUDY OF THE TRACER IN THE GRANULAR FLOW IN A 2D SILO

Authors
MEDINA A ANDRADE J TREVINO C
Citation
A. Medina et al., EXPERIMENTAL-STUDY OF THE TRACER IN THE GRANULAR FLOW IN A 2D SILO, Physics letters. A, 249(1-2), 1998, pp. 63-68
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
Physics letters. A → ACNP
ISSN journal
03759601
Volume
249
Issue
1-2
Year of publication
1998
Pages
63 - 68
Database
ISI
SICI code
0375-9601(1998)249:1-2<63:EOTTIT>2.0.ZU;2-6
Abstract
We present an experimental study of the dispersion of tracer particles close to the center, during the gravity flow of monodisperse granular material in a flat silo. We obtained the mean and the mean-square dis placement of the tracer position as a function of time. The local velo city along the vertical direction shows a clear dependence on the heig ht, which is due to the shape of the silo and the material friction pr operties. (C) 1998 Published by Elsevier Science B.V.