Penetration of a spinning sphere impacting a granular medium

We investigate experimentally the influence of rotation on the penetration depth of a spherical projectile impacting a granular medium. We show that a rotational motion significantly increases the penetration depth achieved. Moreover, we model our experimental results by modifying the frictional ter...

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Published in:Physical review. E 2024-05, Vol.109 (5-1), p.054902, Article 054902
Main Authors: Carvalho, D D, Bertho, Y, Franklin, E M, Seguin, A
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Language:English
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Summary:We investigate experimentally the influence of rotation on the penetration depth of a spherical projectile impacting a granular medium. We show that a rotational motion significantly increases the penetration depth achieved. Moreover, we model our experimental results by modifying the frictional term of the equation describing the penetration dynamics of an object in a granular medium. In particular, we find that the frictional drag decreases linearly with the velocity ratio between rotational (spin motion) and translational (falling motion) velocities. The good agreement between our model and our experimental measurements offers perspectives for estimating the depth that spinning projectiles reach after impacting onto a granular ground, such as happens with seeds dropped from aircraft or with landing probes.
ISSN:2470-0045
2470-0053
2470-0053
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevE.109.054902