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Image-based Lagrangian Particle Tracking in Bed-load Experiments
Published on: July 20, 2017
Sinking of light intruders in a shaken granular bed
Iván Sánchez1, Gustavo Gutiérrez, Iker Zuriguel
1Centro de Física, Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas, Apartado Postal 89000, Caracas 1020-A, Venezuela. ijsanche@ivic.gob.ve
Abstract:
We present an experimental study of the displacement of a light intruder immersed in a vibrated granular bed. Using high speed video we resolve the motion, during one cycle of oscillation, of a cylindrical object inside a Plexiglas box partially filled with grains. We report experimental evidence that, in the absence of convection, at least two forces are behind the intruder's motion: an air drag force--due to the airflow through the granular bed--and a buoyancy force produced by an air-mediated granular fluid.
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