在颗粒堆流量中的速度波动的功率光谱
Shuchang Yu1, Jin Shang1, Yangrui Chen1
1Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Physics and Astronomy, Shanghai 200240, China.
Physical review letters
|September 26, 2025
概括
颗粒堆流在表面和爬行层表现出规模不变的速度波动. 这项研究揭示了功率定律在速度光谱中的缩放,为流量定位提供了洞察力.
科学领域:
- 颗粒状材料的物理学 颗粒状材料的物理学
- 流体动力学 流体动力学
- 复杂的系统复杂的系统.
背景情况:
- 引力驱动的颗粒流在自然界和工业中无处不在.
- 了解颗粒材料中的流量定位仍然是一个重大挑战.
- 之前的研究往往侧重于简化模型或2D场景.
研究的目的:
- 为了研究三维颗粒堆流动中的速度波动.
- 分析速度波动的尺度不变性和自我相似性.
- 确定速度光谱的功率定律缩放及其对流动力学的影响.
主要方法:
- 使用光斑可见性光谱法来测量速度波动.
- 在不同的表面和爬行层中分析平均速度配置文件.
- 速度波动分布和光谱功率定律缩放的表征 (E(f) f^{α}).
主要成果:
- 观察到一个明显的平均速度形状:一个快速流动的表面层在一个爬行层上.
- 两个层中的速度波动都表现出尺度不变性和自我相似性.
- 表面层的光谱显示功率定律缩放 (α ≈ -1.0 到 -0.8),与自我组织的临界性相一致.
- 爬行层光谱表现出深度依赖的缩放 (α ≈-1.5),理论基础不清楚.
结论:
- 这些发现支持颗粒流的表面层中的动态自我组织的临界状态.
- 在爬行层中观察到的缩放带来了一个新的理论挑战.
- 这项研究为在颗粒堆中的流量定位的微观起源提供了关键的见解.
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