Segregation by friction

Details Segregation by friction Segregation by friction

2002-10-30

arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0210682v1

Physics

Condensed Matter

Soft Condensed Matter

7 pages, 5 figures (one photo), epl.cls req'd

Scientific paper

10.1209/epl/i2003-00291-y

Granular materials are known to separate by size under a variety of circumstances. Experiments presented here and elucidated by modeling and MD simulation document a new segregation mechanism, namely segregation by friction. The experiments are carried out by placing steel spheres on a horizontal plane enclosed by rectangular sidewalls, and subjecting them to horizontal shaking. Half the spheres are highly smooth; the remainder are identical to the first half, except that their surfaces have been roughened by chemical etching, giving them higher coefficients of friction. Segregation due to this difference in friction occurs, particularly when the grains have a relatively long mean free path. In the presence of an appropriately chosen small ``hill'' in the middle of the container, the grains can be made to completely segregate by friction type.

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