Packing and void structures of octahedral, dodecahedral and icosahedral granular particles
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DOI: 10.1007/s10035-021-01156-9
Abstract: Volume partition and void spatial distribution in packings of three kinds of Platonic polyhedral granular particles are studied experimentally based on reconstructed three-dimensional packing structures obtained with magnetic resonance imaging techniques. The packing structures are… read more here.
Keywords: packing structures; granular particles; void structures; octahedral dodecahedral ... See more keywords
A comprehensive study of MPI parallelism in three-dimensional discrete element method (DEM) simulation of complex-shaped granular particles
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DOI: 10.1007/s40571-018-0190-y
Abstract: A three-dimensional (3D) DEM code for simulating complex-shaped granular particles is parallelized using message-passing interface (MPI). The concepts of link-block, ghost/border layer, and migration layer are put forward for design of the parallel algorithm, and… read more here.
Keywords: three dimensional; granular particles; mpi; shaped granular ... See more keywords
Submergence patterns of floating crude oil by granular particles
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DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2016.12.012
Abstract: Abstract Granular particles added to floating oils can transform the floating layer to submerged state. Here we show that there is a critical thickness at which the floating oil can hold large amounts of particles… read more here.
Keywords: granular particles; liquid; floating crude; patterns floating ... See more keywords
Time evolution of neighbor-pair mutual information in collectively moving active granular particles
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DOI: 10.1016/j.cjph.2019.06.003
Abstract: Abstract In recent decades, significant progress has been made in the field of active-matter research. Studies on biological active systems, in particular, have begun to adapt information-theoretic approaches in studying collective behavior in various systems.… read more here.
Keywords: mutual information; system; active granular; speed polarization ... See more keywords
Investigating the mechanisms of downslope motions of granular particles in small-scale experiments using magnetic tracking system
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DOI: 10.1016/j.enggeo.2019.105448
Abstract: Abstract Laboratory experiments consisting of releasing dry rigid blocks on an inclined chute have been designed to investigate the mechanisms involved in downslope motions of granular particles. The varied parameters are the slope inclination, volume… read more here.
Keywords: granular particles; tracking system; motions granular; downslope motions ... See more keywords
A Rayleigh-Bénard convection instability analog in vibrated gas-fluidized granular particles.
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DOI: 10.1039/d1sm01803e
Abstract: Granular particles subject to both vertical gas flow and vertical vibration are shown experimentally to exhibit structured convection cells in a densely packed yet fluidized state without gas voids traveling through the particles. Continuum gas-granular… read more here.
Keywords: gas; convection; convection instability; rayleigh nard ... See more keywords
Spontaneous population oscillation of confined active granular particles.
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DOI: 10.1039/d2sm00134a
Abstract: Spontaneous collective oscillation may emerge from seemingly irregular active matter systems. Here, we experimentally demonstrate a spontaneous population oscillation of active granular particles confined in two chambers connected by a narrow channel, and verify the… read more here.
Keywords: active granular; population oscillation; granular particles; oscillation ... See more keywords
Exotic liquid crystalline phases in monolayers of vertically vibrated granular particles
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DOI: 10.1080/02678292.2023.2200262
Abstract: Vibrated monolayers of granular particles confined into horizontal cavities form a variety of fluid patterns with orientational order that resemble equilibrium liquid-crystal phases. In some cases one can identify nematic and smectic patters that can… read more here.
Keywords: granular particles; phases monolayers; monolayers vertically; exotic liquid ... See more keywords
Magnetized granular particles running and tumbling on the circle S^{1}.
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DOI: 10.1103/physreve.107.024902
Abstract: It has been shown that a nonvibrating magnetic granular system, when fed by an alternating magnetic field, behaves with most of the distinctive physical features of active matter systems. In this work, we focus on… read more here.
Keywords: circle; granular particles; motion; magnetized granular ... See more keywords
Faraday wave instability analog in vibrated gas-fluidized granular particles.
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DOI: 10.1103/physreve.107.034603
Abstract: Granular materials are critical to many natural and industrial processes, yet the chaotic flow behavior makes granular dynamics difficult to understand, model, and control, causing difficulties for natural disaster mitigation as well as scale-up and… read more here.
Keywords: wave instability; gas; granular particles; faraday wave ... See more keywords
Study of external factors to minimize segregation of granular particles
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DOI: 10.1142/s0129183120501478
Abstract: Segregation of granular particles affects the quality of end products in the pharmaceutical, chemical and food processing industries. Many researchers have worked on controlling the mechanical prop... read more here.
Keywords: segregation granular; granular particles; study external; factors minimize ... See more keywords