This contribution considers recent developments in understanding the behaviour of vibro-fluidized beads in containers partitioned into several connected chambers. The system is studied theoretically by means of a phenomenological mean-field approach. The equations governing the evolution of the average occupancy and the average kinetic energy of each compartment are derived by means of a simplified treatment of the Boltzmann equation. Some applications of the method are presented. These include the study of a simple granular gas in a many-compartment container and a binary granular mixture in a two-compartment container.
Granular gases in compartmentalized systems
MARINI BETTOLO MARCONI, Umberto;
2005-01-01
Abstract
This contribution considers recent developments in understanding the behaviour of vibro-fluidized beads in containers partitioned into several connected chambers. The system is studied theoretically by means of a phenomenological mean-field approach. The equations governing the evolution of the average occupancy and the average kinetic energy of each compartment are derived by means of a simplified treatment of the Boltzmann equation. Some applications of the method are presented. These include the study of a simple granular gas in a many-compartment container and a binary granular mixture in a two-compartment container.File in questo prodotto:
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