Spreading of a granular droplet

Details Spreading of a granular droplet Spreading of a granular droplet

2007-05-24

arxiv.org/abs/0705.3552v1

Physics

Condensed Matter

Soft Condensed Matter

4 pages, 3 figures

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevE.76.060301

The influence of controlled vibrations on the granular rheology is investigated in a specifically designed experiment. We study experimentally a thin granular film spreading under the action of horizontal vibrations. A nonlinear diffusion equation is derived theoretically that describes the evolution of the deposit shape. A self-similar parabolic shape (the``granular droplet'') and a spreading dynamics are predicted that both agree quantitatively with the experimental results. The theoretical analysis is used to extract effective dynamic friction coefficients between the base and the granular layer under sustained and controlled vibrations. We derive an empirical friction law involving external driving parameters and the layer height to represent our data.

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