Stratification of granular matter in a rotating drum: cellular automaton modelling

@article{ktitarev1998, abstract = {We propose a generalisation of the cellular automaton model introduced recently by Lai, Jia and Chan [Phys. Rev. Lett. 79, 4994 (1997)\&\#93; for simulating friction induced segregation in a rotating drum. Our model implements the spherical geometry of the drum explicitly. Therefore it can be used to investigate geometrical properties of the segregation phenomenon in contrast to the original version of the model. Our model reproduces the spontaneous stratification observed recently in experiments for more than half filled drums, as well as the transition to non-stratified segregation for higher rotation speeds. It predicts that stratification can also occur, if the drum is less than half filled.}, author = {Ktitarev, Dmitri V. and Wolf, Dietrich E.}, citeulike-article-id = {2485691}, doi = {10.1007/s100350050020}, journal = {Granular Matter}, keywords = {cellular\_automata, granular, granular\_flow, rotating\_drum}, month = {December}, number = {3}, pages = {141--144}, posted-at = {2008-03-07 17:01:29}, priority = {2}, title = {Stratification of granular matter in a rotating drum: cellular automaton modelling}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s100350050020}, volume = {1}, year = {1998} }

TY - JOUR ID - ktitarev1998 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2485691 N2 - We propose a generalisation of the cellular automaton model introduced recently by Lai, Jia and Chan [Phys. Rev. Lett. 79, 4994 (1997)] for simulating friction induced segregation in a rotating drum. Our model implements the spherical geometry of the drum explicitly. Therefore it can be used to investigate geometrical properties of the segregation phenomenon in contrast to the original version of the model. Our model reproduces the spontaneous stratification observed recently in experiments for more than half filled drums, as well as the transition to non-stratified segregation for higher rotation speeds. It predicts that stratification can also occur, if the drum is less than half filled. IS - 3 JF - Granular Matter EP - 144 TI - Stratification of granular matter in a rotating drum: cellular automaton modelling VL - 1 SP - 141 KW - cellular_automata KW - granular KW - granular_flow KW - rotating_drum AU - Ktitarev, Dmitri AU - Wolf, Dietrich PY - 1998/12/01/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s100350050020 ER -