1998/09/30 by Thomas Boutreux, Hernán A. Makse, Hernan A. Makse +5
Engineering · Physics and Astronomy · #FOS: Physical sciences #Geotechnical and Geomechanical Engineering #Granular flow and fluidized beds #Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis #Statistical Mechanics (cond-mat.stat-mech) #cond-mat.stat-mech
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.cond-mat/9809421
12 pages, 15 figures, http://polymer.bu.edu/~hmakse/Home.html. submitted to Eur. Phys. J.-B
arxiv created 1998/09/30 · openalex publication_date 1998/09/30 · arxiv updated 2009/11/30 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
We present the generalization of the minimal model for surface flows of granular mixtures, proposed by Boutreux and de Gennes [J. Phys. I France 6, 1295 (1996)]. The minimal model was valid for grains differing only in their surface properties. The present model also takes into account differences in the size of the grains. We apply the model to study segregation in two-dimensional silos of mixtures of grains differing in size and/or surface properties. When the difference in size is small, the model predicts that a continuous segregation appears in the static phase during the filling of a silo. When the difference in size is wide, we take into account the segregation of the grains in the rolling phase, and the model predicts complete segregation and stratification in agreement with experimental observations.