Statistical Mechanics of Vibration-Induced Compaction of Powders

Details Statistical Mechanics of Vibration-Induced Compaction of Powders Statistical Mechanics of Vibration-Induced Compaction of Powders

1997-07-27

arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/9707276v3

Physical Review E 58, 4758 (1998)

Physics

Condensed Matter

Disordered Systems and Neural Networks

11 pages, 2 figures, Latex. Revised text

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevE.58.4758

We propose a theory which describes the density relaxation of loosely packed, cohesionless granular material under mechanical tapping. Using the compactivity concept we develope a formalism of statistical mechanics which allows us to calculate the density of a powder as a function of time and compactivity. A simple fluctuation-dissipation relation which relates compactivity to the amplitude and frequency of a tapping is proposed. Experimental data of E.R.Nowak et al. [{\it Powder Technology} 94, 79 (1997) ] show how density of initially deposited in a fluffy state powder evolves under carefully controlled tapping towards a random close packing (RCP) density. Ramping the vibration amplitude repeatedly up and back down again reveals the existence of reversible and irreversible branches in the response. In the framework of our approach the reversible branch (along which the RCP density is obtained) corresponds to the steady state solution of the Fokker-Planck equation whereas the irreversible one is represented by a superposition of "excited states" eigenfunctions. These two regimes of response are analyzed theoretically and a qualitative explanation of the hysteresis curve is offered.

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