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EPJ Web Conf.
Volume 249, 2021
Powders & Grains 2021 – 9th International Conference on Micromechanics on Granular Media
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Article Number | 06001 | |
Number of page(s) | 4 | |
Section | Particle Shape Effects | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202124906001 | |
Published online | 07 June 2021 |
https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202124906001
Experimental study of particle shape dependence of avalanches inside a rotating drum
1
Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, 3173-25, Showa-machi, Kanazawa, Yokohama, Kanagawa 236-0001, Japan
2
Yokohama National University, Tokiwadai 79-5, Hodogaya, Yokohama, Kanagawa 240-8501, Japan
3
The University of Electro-Communications, 1 Chome-5-1, Chofugaoka, Chofu, Tokyo 182-8585, Japan
* e-mail: jchen@jamstec.go.jp
** e-mail: krengel-dominik-ds@ynu.ac.jp
*** e-mail: hg@mce.uec.ac.jp
Published online: 7 June 2021
We investigate the avalanches of spherical and non-spherical granular particles inside half-filled rotating drums. The time series of the center of gravity of the particle assemblies are obtained via image analysis and their single-sided amplitude (SSA) spectra are analyzed. The spectra features of this new indicator turn out to be characteristic for the avalanches, in terms of the existence of peaks in the low-frequency range and the decay rate of high frequency components. The SSA spectrum has a peak for the packings of non-spherical particles but not for the spherical particles. The high frequency part is characterized by a power law decay 1/ f a (a > 0) . A 1/ f -decay is found only for the spherical particles. For the packings of cornered particles, the exponents significantly deviate from a = 1. As 1/ f spectra are often associated with self-organized criticality and therefore a scale invariance of the dynamics, we may conclude that there is no scale-invariant structure for granular avalanches. Considering the small number of particles and the regularity of convex particle shapes being used, the spectral features revealed in this study could be utilized for validating particle simulations.
A video is available at https://doi.org/10.48448/c8wh-vw85
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