Boundary effects on the stability of thin submerged granular piles

S.B. Ogale, R.N. Bathe, R.J. Choudhary, S.N. Kale, Abhijit S. Ogale, A.G. Banpurkar and A.V. Limaye

Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, 2005, vol. 354, issue C, 49-58

Abstract: The stability of a pile of steel balls formed in a thin cell is studied for different liquids and air. The dependence of the angle of repose (AOR) on the medium and the cell thickness is examined. The AOR is observed to increase considerably with a decrease in cell width. In a thin cell (width comparable to a few times the ball diameter) the AOR is seen to depend on liquid viscosity, in contrast to the case of thick cells. The viscosity dependence in thin cells is attributed to the boundary wall effects, presumably caused by the influence of viscosity on granular arching. The case of a pile formed in a thin cell in air stands out to be distinctly different as compared to the piles formed in liquids. Image analysis of sphere position distributions and intersphere cavities reveals some useful systematics. Various issues such as the surface roughness of the balls, possible air trapping in micro-cavities and related formation of liquid bridges, effects of energy of impact on pile equilibrium etc. are addressed in the analysis.

Keywords: Granular pile; Submerged; Thin cell; Boundary effects; Viscosity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2005
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DOI: 10.1016/j.physa.2005.02.024

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