Abstract
The interior of a vibrated bed of mixed-size particles is examined experimentally, revealing segregation patterns that are considerably different than the “layered cake” structures published in previous literature. The frequency of vibration has a strong effect on such patterns, which are destroyed when the vibration frequency is increased past [Formula Presented] The segregation process is reversible; the granular system can be driven back and forth between segregated and homogeneous states by decreasing or increasing the vibration frequency.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1059-1063 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Physical Review E - Statistical Physics, Plasmas, Fluids, and Related Interdisciplinary Topics |
| Volume | 56 |
| Issue number | 1 |
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| State | Published - 1997 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
- Statistics and Probability
- Condensed Matter Physics