2001/01/11 by Maya Levanon, M. Levanon, D. C. Rapaport · 2 citations
Engineering · Environmental Science · Physics and Astronomy · #Granular flow and fluidized beds #Landslides and related hazards #Particle Dynamics in Fluid Flows #cond-mat.soft
paper · pdf · doi:10.1103/physreve.64.011304
published as Phys. Rev. E 64 (2001) 011304 · 4 pages, 6 figures, submitted
arxiv created 2001/01/11 · openalex publication_date 2001/06/18 · arxiv updated 2009/11/30 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
A layer of granular material on a vertically vibrating sawtooth-shaped base exhibits horizontal flow whose speed and direction depend on the parameters specifying the system in a complex manner. Discrete-particle simulations reveal that the induced flow rate varies with height within the granular layer and oppositely directed flows can occur at different levels. The behavior of the overall flow is readily understood once this feature is taken into account.