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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Article number | 248001 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Physical review letters |
| Volume | 104 |
| Issue number | 24 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2010 |
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- METIS-266890
- IR-79181
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Experimental Realization of a Rotational Ratchet in a Granular Gas. / Eshuis, Peter; van der Weele, Ko; Lohse, Detlef ; van der Meer, Devaraj.
In: Physical review letters, Vol. 104, No. 24, 248001, 2010.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
TY - JOUR
T1 - Experimental Realization of a Rotational Ratchet in a Granular Gas
AU - Eshuis, Peter
AU - van der Weele, Ko
AU - Lohse, Detlef
AU - van der Meer, Devaraj
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - We construct a ratchet of the Smoluchowski-Feynman type, consisting of four vanes that are allowed to rotate freely in a vibrofluidized granular gas. The necessary out-of-equilibrium environment is provided by the inelastically colliding grains, and the equally crucial symmetry breaking by applying a soft coating to one side of each vane. The onset of the ratchet effect occurs at a critical shaking strength via a smooth, continuous phase transition. For very strong shaking the vanes interact actively with the gas and a convection roll develops, sustaining the rotation of the vanes
AB - We construct a ratchet of the Smoluchowski-Feynman type, consisting of four vanes that are allowed to rotate freely in a vibrofluidized granular gas. The necessary out-of-equilibrium environment is provided by the inelastically colliding grains, and the equally crucial symmetry breaking by applying a soft coating to one side of each vane. The onset of the ratchet effect occurs at a critical shaking strength via a smooth, continuous phase transition. For very strong shaking the vanes interact actively with the gas and a convection roll develops, sustaining the rotation of the vanes
KW - METIS-266890
KW - IR-79181
U2 - 10.1103/PhysRevLett.104.248001
DO - 10.1103/PhysRevLett.104.248001
M3 - Article
VL - 104
JO - Physical review letters
JF - Physical review letters
SN - 0031-9007
IS - 24
M1 - 248001
ER -