Tapped granular column dynamics: simulations, experiments and modeling

A. D. Rosato, L. Zuo, D. Blackmore, H. Wu, D. J. Horntrop, D. J. Parker, C. Windows-Yule

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Abstract

This paper communicates the results of a synergistic investigation that initiates our long term research goal of developing a continuum model capable of predicting a variety of granular flows. We consider an ostensibly simple system consisting of a column of inelastic spheres subjected to discrete taps in the form of half sine wave pulses of amplitude a/d and period τ. A three-pronged approach is used, consisting of discrete element simulations based on linear loading-unloading contacts, experimental validation, and preliminary comparisons with our continuum model in the form of an integro-partial differential equation.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)333-348
Number of pages16
JournalComputational Particle Mechanics
Volume3
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 1 2016

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Computational Mechanics
  • Civil and Structural Engineering
  • Numerical Analysis
  • Modeling and Simulation
  • Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes
  • Computational Mathematics

Keywords

  • Continuum model
  • Discrete element simulation
  • Granular column
  • Positron emission tracking

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