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Collapse of a cohesive granular column

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 March 2023

A. Gans Open the ORCID record for A. Gans [Opens in a new window] ,
A. Abramian Open the ORCID record for A. Abramian [Opens in a new window] ,
P.-Y. Lagrée Open the ORCID record for P.-Y. Lagrée [Opens in a new window] ,
M. Gong ,
A. Sauret Open the ORCID record for A. Sauret [Opens in a new window] ,
O. Pouliquen Open the ORCID record for O. Pouliquen [Opens in a new window]  and
M. Nicolas Open the ORCID record for M. Nicolas [Opens in a new window]
A. Gans
Affiliation:
CNRS, IUSTI, Aix Marseille Université, Marseille, France
A. Abramian
Affiliation:
CNRS, Institut Jean le Rond d'Alembert, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France
P.-Y. Lagrée
Affiliation:
CNRS, Institut Jean le Rond d'Alembert, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France
M. Gong
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-5070, USA
A. Sauret
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-5070, USA
O. Pouliquen
Affiliation:
CNRS, IUSTI, Aix Marseille Université, Marseille, France
M. Nicolas*
Affiliation:
CNRS, IUSTI, Aix Marseille Université, Marseille, France
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†Email address for correspondence: maxime.nicolas@univ-amu.fr
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Abstract

The collapse of a quasi-two-dimensional column of cohesive granular media is investigated experimentally and numerically in the framework of a continuum model. The configuration is an initial parallelepiped-shaped granular pile, which is suddenly released by opening a retaining door. The experiments rely on a model material developed by Gans et al. (Phys. Rev. E, vol. 101, 2020, 032904) made of silica particles coated with polyborosiloxane, for which the adhesive interparticle force can be tuned by controlling the thickness of the coating. Numerically, the collapse is simulated using a simple cohesive rheological model implemented in a two-dimensional Navier–Stokes solver. We investigate the role of cohesion on the stability of the column, the mode of failure, the flow dynamics and the geometry of the final deposit. Our results show that the continuum model captures the main features observed experimentally.

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Granular media: Wet granular material Non-Newtonian Flows: Rheology

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Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 959 , 25 March 2023 , A41
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