Complex flow of granular material in a rotating cylinder

Pöschel T, Buchholtz V (1995)

Publication Language: English

Publication Status: Published

Publication Type: Journal article, Original article

Publication year: 1995

Journal

Chaos Solitons & Fractals Elsevier

Publisher: Elsevier

Book Volume: 5

Journal Issue: 10

DOI: 10.1016/0960-0779(94)00193-T

Abstract

The flow of granular material in a rotating cylinder was simulated by molecular dynamics in two dimensions using spherical as well as nonspherical grains. At very low but constant angular velocity we found that the flow varies irregularly with time. The particles move in a stick-slip mode, i.e. there are avalanches of different size at the surface of the granular material. Observing the traces of the particles we found that there are unstable convection cells. Our results agree with recent experiments by Rajchenbach and Rolf. © 1995.

Authors with CRIS profile

Thorsten Pöschel Lehrstuhl für Multiscale Simulation of Particulate Systems (MSS)

Involved external institutions

Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin DE Germany (DE)

How to cite

APA:

Pöschel, T., & Buchholtz, V. (1995). Complex flow of granular material in a rotating cylinder. Chaos Solitons & Fractals, 5(10). https://doi.org/10.1016/0960-0779(94)00193-T

MLA:

Pöschel, Thorsten, and Volkhard Buchholtz. "Complex flow of granular material in a rotating cylinder." Chaos Solitons & Fractals 5.10 (1995).

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