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View SchemaThe Dynamics of Granular Segregation Patterns in a Long Drum Mixer
| Authors | Kiam Choo, Michael W. Baker, T. C. A. Molteno, Stephen W. Morris |
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| ArXiv ID | patt-sol/9804004 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/patt-sol/9804004 |
| DOI | 10.1103/PhysRevE.58.6115 |
Abstract
We have studied the early time evolution of granular segregation patterns in a horizontal rotating cylinder partially filled with a sand/salt mixture. The growth of concentration fluctuations starting from premixed initial conditions was analyzed using Fourier techniques. In one mixture, we observed generally merging dynamics in the segregated bands up to the onset of saturation. At the threshold of saturation, we found a spectrum of wavelengths with a broad peak. The peak position was nearly independent of the tube rotation rate. The overall growth rate of Fourier modes had a maximum at a particular value of the angular rotation frequency. In a slightly different mixture, we observed transient traveling waves when the larger grains were in the majority. We measured the wave speed as a function of several parameters using presegregated initial conditions to launch waves of various wavelengths.
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