Simulations for dynamics of granular mixtures in a rotating drum |
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| Authors: | Roberto Monetti Alan Hurd V. M. Kenkre |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Instituto de Investigaciones Fisicoquímicas Teóricas y Aplicadas (INIFTA), CC 16 Suc 4, (1900) La Plata, Argentina, AR;(2) Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185, USA, US;(3) Center for Advanced Studies, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87131, USA, US |
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| Abstract: | We present a simple model and carry out simulations to investigate the dynamics of mixtures of granular material within a rotating drum. On the basis of the commonly held belief (supported by considerable experimental evidence) that segregation is due to motion of particles on the active layer, the bulk playing little or no role, we introduce a 2d lattice gas model which takes into account the rotational frequency, frictional forces, and the gravitational field, and represents segregation tendencies via activated effective grain-grain interactions. Our results include the onset of segregation perpendicular to the drum axis, the appearance and subsequent coarsening of bands and peculiarities of the effects of periodic modulation of the drum. Observed effects such as the segregation of rougher (smoother) particles into the bellies (necks) of the modulation are reproduced by our simulation. Received: 30 March 2000 |
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| Keywords: | Granular matter pattern formation segregation |
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