Physics – Condensed Matter – Materials Science
Scientific paper
2002-11-29
Phys. Rev. E 71, 011303 (2005)
Physics
Condensed Matter
Materials Science
11 pages, 16 figures
Scientific paper
Experimental results are reported for the bulk motion induced in a bed of granular matter contained in a cylindrical pan with a flat bottom subjected to simultaneous vertical and horizontal vibrations. The motion in space of the moving pan is quantified. A number of distinct bulk dynamical modes are observed in which the particle bed adopts different shapes and motions. At the lowest pan excitation frequency $\omega$, the bed forms a ``heap,'' and rotates about the cylinder axis. As $\omega$ is increased, a more complex ``toroidal'' mode appears in which the bed takes the shape of a torus; in this mode, circulation occurs both about the cylinder axis, and also radially, with particles moving from the outer edge of the pan to the centre on the top surface of the bed, and back to the outer edge along the pan bottom. At the highest $\omega$, surface modulations (``surface waves'' and ``sectors'') of the toroidal mode occur. The origin of this family of behavior in terms of the pan motion is discussed.
Baran Oleh
Chen Qijin
Martinuzzi Robert J.
Poole Peter H.
Sistla Phanikumar
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