Granular collapse in a fluid: Role of the initial volume fraction

Physics of Fluids

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2011, Pages

  Rondon, L ^a   Pouliquen, O ^a   Aussillous, P ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; DEPOSITS;

CONTRACTANCY; DENSE PACKING; GRANULAR COLLAPSE; GRANULAR COLUMNS; GRANULAR MEDIUM; LIQUID PRESSURE; RUNOUT DISTANCES; VISCOUS LIQUIDS;

VOLUME FRACTION;

EID: 79960924253     PISSN: 10706631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3594200     Document Type: Article

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