[en] Shaking a granular media increases its packing fraction. While extensively studied, this phenomenon, called compaction, remains puzzling. Some studies have shown that we can link measurements performed during a compaction experiment with some flow properties of a powder.
Research Center/Unit :
GRASP
Disciplines :
Physics
Author, co-author :
Pillitteri, Salvatore ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de physique > Physique statistique
Lumay, Geoffroy ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de physique > Physique expér. de la matière molle et des syst. complexes
Opsomer, Eric ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de physique > Physique statistique
Vandewalle, Nicolas ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de physique > Physique statistique
Language :
English
Title :
Influence of grain size distribution on both packing fraction and compaction dynamics
Publication date :
27 June 2018
Number of pages :
A0
Event name :
IFPRI
Event place :
Edimbourg, United Kingdom
Event date :
du 23 juin 2018 au 27 juin 2018
Name of the research project :
PowderReg
Commentary :
This study is conducted in the framework of the PowderReg project, funded by the European programme Interreg VA GR within the priority axis 4 "Strengthen the competitiveness and the attractiveness of the Grande Région/Grobregion".
