Competetive clustering in a bidisperse granular gas: experiment, molecular dynamics, and flux model

René Mikkelsen, Devaraj van der Meer, Ko van der Weele, Detlef Lohse

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Abstract

A compartmentalized bidisperse granular gas clusters competitively [R. Mikkelsen, D. van der Meer, K. van der Weele, and D. Lohse, Phys. Rev. Lett. 89, 214301 (2002)]: By tuning the shaking strength, the clustering can be directed either towards the compartment initially containing mainly small particles or to the compartment containing mainly large particles. Here, the conditions under which this competitive clustering occurs are studied experimentally, numerically (by means of molecular dynamics simulations), and analytically. A minimal model is derived that quantitatively accounts for the observed phenomena.
Original languageEnglish
Article number061307
Number of pages12
JournalPhysical review E: Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics
Volume70
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2004

Keywords

  • IR-49066
  • METIS-221043

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