Microscopic origin of granular fluidity: An experimental investigation

Granular fluidity has been central to the development of nonlocal constitutive equations, which are necessary for characterizing nonlocal effects observed in experimental granular flow data. However, validation of these equations has been largely computational due to challenges in laboratory experim...

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Published in:Physical review. E 2023-12, Vol.108 (6-1), p.064902-064902, Article 064902
Main Authors: Poon, Rebecca N, Thomas, Amalia L, Vriend, Nathalie M
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Language:English
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Summary:Granular fluidity has been central to the development of nonlocal constitutive equations, which are necessary for characterizing nonlocal effects observed in experimental granular flow data. However, validation of these equations has been largely computational due to challenges in laboratory experiments. Specifically, the origin of the fluidity on a microscopic, single-particle level is still unproven. In this work, we present an experimental validation of a microscopic definition of granular fluidity, and show the importance of basal boundary conditions to the validity of the theory.
ISSN:2470-0045
2470-0053
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevE.108.064902