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Flow and Jamming of Granular Matter Through an Orifice

In: Traffic and Granular Flow ’07

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  • Angel Garcimartín

    (Universidad de Navarra, Depto. de Física y Mat. Apl.)

  • Cristian Mankoc

    (Universidad de Navarra, Depto. de Física y Mat. Apl.)

  • Alvaro Janda

    (Universidad de Navarra, Depto. de Física y Mat. Apl.)

  • Roberto Arévalo

    (Universidad de Navarra, Depto. de Física y Mat. Apl.)

  • J. Martín Pastor

    (Universidad de Navarra, Depto. de Física y Mat. Apl.)

  • Iker Zuriguel

    (Universidad de Navarra, Depto. de Física y Mat. Apl.)

  • Diego Maza

    (Universidad de Navarra, Depto. de Física y Mat. Apl.)

Abstract

Summary When particles pass through an orifice, jamming can occur. The question is whether a jammed structure can be considered a new state of matter, and if the flow behaves differently when approaching jamming. An experiment, consisting of a silo filled with grains and an orifice at the base, is presented here. The jamming probability is measured, and it is shown that above a certain orifice size no jamming can occur. A power law divergence is found when that value is approached. Besides, the flow rate is different for small and large orifices. For large orifices, the Beverloo equation states that the flow depends on the diameter to the 5/2 power. But this relation breaks down for small orifices. A new functional dependence is proposed, in agreement with the experiments and the numerical simulations. Furthermore, the statistical analysis of the fluctuations for small orifices shows anomalous behavior.

Suggested Citation

  • Angel Garcimartín & Cristian Mankoc & Alvaro Janda & Roberto Arévalo & J. Martín Pastor & Iker Zuriguel & Diego Maza, 2009. "Flow and Jamming of Granular Matter Through an Orifice," Springer Books, in: Cécile Appert-Rolland & François Chevoir & Philippe Gondret & Sylvain Lassarre & Jean-Patrick Lebacq (ed.), Traffic and Granular Flow ’07, pages 471-486, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-3-540-77074-9_52
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-77074-9_52
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