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Hysteresis in a hydrodynamic model of dense granular flows.
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PMID:  21728522     Owner:  NLM     Status:  Publisher    
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A hydrodynamic model for dense granular flows, previously developed for confined flows, has been extended to address free surface flow down an inclined chute. Results show that the model can predict the existence of two critical inclination angles, namely, the avalanche starting angle θ_{start} above which the granular bed begins flowing from an initially jammed configuration, and an avalanche stopping angle θ_{stop}, which is the minimum to maintain flowing conditions, in agreement with experiments and numerical simulations available from the literature. The dependence of these critical angles on the bed depth is also analytically formulated, reflecting the expected qualitative behavior. Such a hysteretic behavior is specific of granular flow and its prediction provides indications of consistence of the modeling approach. The improved model also captures the scaling of the velocity profiles down the bed depth.
Authors:
Riccardo Artoni; Andrea Santomaso; Paolo Canu
Publication Detail:
Type:  JOURNAL ARTICLE     Date:  2011-5-18
Journal Detail:
Title:  Physical review. E, Statistical, nonlinear, and soft matter physics     Volume:  83     ISSN:  1550-2376     ISO Abbreviation:  -     Publication Date:  2011 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-7-6     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101136452     Medline TA:  Phys Rev E Stat Nonlin Soft Matter Phys     Country:  -    
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Languages:  ENG     Pagination:  051304     Citation Subset:  -    
Affiliation:
Dipartimento di Principi e Impianti di Ingegneria Chimica "I. Sorgato,"Università di Padova, Via Marzolo 9, IT-35100 Padova, Italy.
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