GEG Group
CPG
TANGO
ETH Zurich

GRANULAR SEGREGATION IN A MULTI-BOTTLENECK CONTAINER: MOBILITY EFFECT

2005Journal ArticleInternational Journal of Modern Physics B 19, pp. 17931800

Abstract

We investigate experimentally and via computer simulations the segregation pattern of binary granular mixtures in a vibrated container with bottlenecks. During the vibration the granular motion is more violent at the bottlenecks than at the bellies. Particles with more mobility congregate to the necks, while those with less mobility congregate to the bellies. We use discrete element simulations to reproduce the main characteristics of the experimental observations.