Density and size segregation in deposits of pyroclastic flow

Details Density and size segregation in deposits of pyroclastic flow Density and size segregation in deposits of pyroclastic flow

Aug 2004

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2004georl..3115606m&link_type=abstract

Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 31, Issue 15, CiteID L15606

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Volcanology: Ash Deposits, Volcanology: Eruption Mechanisms, Volcanology: Planetary Volcanism (5480), Volcanology: General Or Miscellaneous

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The main portion in the deposits of pyroclastic flow shows various characteristic features such as density and size segregation of large fragments in the vertical direction. To understand the mechanism which produces these features, we numerically study granular flows on an inclined rough surface with impurities that are different in density and size from the matrix particles. The simulation shows the occurrence of density and size segregation of large impurities, and the impurities finally concentrate at the top and the bottom. Based on these results, we discuss the mechanism of the segregation. It is found that the behavior of impurities is governed by gravity, buoyancy and the viscosity of the randomly moving matrix.

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