Physics – Condensed Matter – Soft Condensed Matter
Scientific paper
2010-09-14
Phys. Rev. E 83, 011303 (2011)
Physics
Condensed Matter
Soft Condensed Matter
12 pages, 9 figures
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevE.83.011303
We study interactions between shocks and standing-wave patterns in vertically oscillated layers of granular media using three-dimensional, time-dependent numerical solutions of continuum equations to Navier-Stokes order. We simulate a layer of grains atop a plate that oscillates sinusoidally in the direction of gravity. Standing waves form stripe patterns when the accelerational amplitude of the plate's oscillation exceeds a critical value. Shocks also form with each collision between the layer and the plate; we show that pressure gradients formed by these shocks cause the flow to reverse direction within the layer. This reversal leads to an oscillatory state of the pattern that is subharmonic with respect to the plate's oscillation. Finally, we study the relationship between shocks and patterns in layers oscillated at various frequencies and show that the pattern wavelength increases monotonically as the shock strength increases.
Bougie Jonathan
Duckert K.
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