Transient size segregation of binary granular mixtures

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Main Authors: Kumawat, Soniya, Tripathi, Anurag
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author Kumawat, Soniya
Tripathi, Anurag
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Tripathi, Anurag
contents Transient size segregation of a bi-disperse granular mixture flowing over a periodic chute is studied using DEM simulations and theory. A recently developed particle force-based size segregation model has been shown to successfully predict the steady state behavior of binary granular mixtures [1]. This promising model is used to predict the time-dependent segregation of different size binary mixtures in this work. A one dimensional continuum model is developed to solve the convection-diffusion equation by incorporating a mixture segregation model along with rheological model. The inter-coupling of segregation with rheology is accounted to predict evolution of species concentration. We also investigate the effect of different initial configurations (Large near base (LNB), Small near base (SNB) and well-mixed) on the transient evolution of the flow and segregation. The particle force-based segregation model is able to predict the evolution of the concentration profile for all three initial configurations for smallest size ratio of 1.25. Significant deviations, however, are observable for larger size ratios, suggesting the need to account for the evolution of the velocity field in the model.
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Kumawat, Soniya
Tripathi, Anurag
Soft Condensed Matter
Transient size segregation of a bi-disperse granular mixture flowing over a periodic chute is studied using DEM simulations and theory. A recently developed particle force-based size segregation model has been shown to successfully predict the steady state behavior of binary granular mixtures [1]. This promising model is used to predict the time-dependent segregation of different size binary mixtures in this work. A one dimensional continuum model is developed to solve the convection-diffusion equation by incorporating a mixture segregation model along with rheological model. The inter-coupling of segregation with rheology is accounted to predict evolution of species concentration. We also investigate the effect of different initial configurations (Large near base (LNB), Small near base (SNB) and well-mixed) on the transient evolution of the flow and segregation. The particle force-based segregation model is able to predict the evolution of the concentration profile for all three initial configurations for smallest size ratio of 1.25. Significant deviations, however, are observable for larger size ratios, suggesting the need to account for the evolution of the velocity field in the model.
title Transient size segregation of binary granular mixtures
topic Soft Condensed Matter
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.06568