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  • Engineering
  • Geophysics

Background:

  • Granular flows are ubiquitous but lack a comprehensive continuum description.
  • Experiments revealed an anomalous stress increase with depth in sheared granular materials.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Investigate the cause of the stress anomaly in granular Couette flows.
  • Develop a deeper understanding of granular material behavior under shear.

Main Methods:

  • Particle dynamics simulations.
  • Imaging experiments on granular materials in a cylindrical Couette device.

Main Results:

  • Identified a single, toroidal vortex spanning the entire Couette cell.
  • Observed the vortex sense to be opposite to fluid Taylor vortices.
  • Determined the vortex is driven by shear-induced dilation and gravity flow.

Conclusions:

  • The observed stress anomaly is attributed to a unique vortex flow.
  • Shear-induced dilation, a key granular mechanics feature, significantly influences the flow.
  • Findings challenge existing continuum models by highlighting the importance of dilatancy.