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Onset of three-dimensional shear in granular flow.

Journal Article · · Proposed for publication in Physical Review Letters.
OSTI ID:970730

The evolution of granular shear flow is investigated as a function of height in a split-bottom Couette cell. Using particle tracking, magnetic-resonance imaging, and large-scale simulations, we find a transition in the nature of the shear as a characteristic height H* is exceeded. Below H* there is a central stationary core; above H* we observe the onset of additional axial shear associated with torsional failure. Radial and axial shear profiles are qualitatively different: the radial extent is wide and increases with height, while the axial width remains narrow and fixed.

Research Organization:
Sandia National Laboratories
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC04-94AL85000
OSTI ID:
970730
Report Number(s):
SAND2005-5037J
Journal Information:
Proposed for publication in Physical Review Letters., Journal Name: Proposed for publication in Physical Review Letters.
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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