Equilibrium distribution of the liquid phase in an unsaturated granular material
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| author | Lazar, Loredana Clavaud, Cécile Amon, Axelle |
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| contents | In an unsaturated granular material, the spatial distribution of the liquid phase results from the competition between gravity and capillary forces. We show that, in the funicular regime, it can be described by a Boltzmann law, with static disorder playing the role of thermal agitation. We propose an approach based on a Langevin equation to derive this distribution, and compare our predictions with conductivity measurements giving the local water content as a function of height in a wet granular medium. We show that experimental data obtained with samples of different polydispersities collapse on a single master curve consistent with our model. |
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| spellingShingle | Equilibrium distribution of the liquid phase in an unsaturated granular material Lazar, Loredana Clavaud, Cécile Amon, Axelle Soft Condensed Matter Fluid Dynamics Geophysics In an unsaturated granular material, the spatial distribution of the liquid phase results from the competition between gravity and capillary forces. We show that, in the funicular regime, it can be described by a Boltzmann law, with static disorder playing the role of thermal agitation. We propose an approach based on a Langevin equation to derive this distribution, and compare our predictions with conductivity measurements giving the local water content as a function of height in a wet granular medium. We show that experimental data obtained with samples of different polydispersities collapse on a single master curve consistent with our model. |
| title | Equilibrium distribution of the liquid phase in an unsaturated granular material |
| topic | Soft Condensed Matter Fluid Dynamics Geophysics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.00751 |