Laboratory experiments are conducted to study the rheological behaviour of high concentration granular–liquid mixtures. Steady uniform free-surface flows are obtained using a recirculating flume. Cases in which a loose deposit forms underneath the flow are contrasted with runs for which basal shear occurs along the flume bottom. The granular motions are observed through the channel sidewall, and analysed with recently developed Voronoi imaging methods. Depth profiles of mean velocity, solid concentration, and granular temperature are obtained, and complemented by stress estimates based on force balance considerations. These measurements are used to probe variations in rheological behaviour over depth, and to clarify the role of the granular temperature. The flows are found to evolve a stratified structure. Distinct sublayers are characterized by either frictional or collisional behaviour, and transitions between one and the other occur at values of the Stokes number which suggest that viscous effects intervene. The observed frictional behaviour is consistent with shear cell tests conducted at very low shear rates. On the other hand, the collisional data corroborate both the Bagnold description and the more recent kinetic theories of granular flows, provided that one accounts for the inertia of the interstitial liquid.

Rheological stratification in experimental free-surface flows of granular-liquid mixtures

Armanini, Aronne;Capart, Herve Marie Yvan Ghislain;Fraccarollo, Luigi;Larcher, Michele
2005-01-01

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Laboratory experiments are conducted to study the rheological behaviour of high concentration granular–liquid mixtures. Steady uniform free-surface flows are obtained using a recirculating flume. Cases in which a loose deposit forms underneath the flow are contrasted with runs for which basal shear occurs along the flume bottom. The granular motions are observed through the channel sidewall, and analysed with recently developed Voronoi imaging methods. Depth profiles of mean velocity, solid concentration, and granular temperature are obtained, and complemented by stress estimates based on force balance considerations. These measurements are used to probe variations in rheological behaviour over depth, and to clarify the role of the granular temperature. The flows are found to evolve a stratified structure. Distinct sublayers are characterized by either frictional or collisional behaviour, and transitions between one and the other occur at values of the Stokes number which suggest that viscous effects intervene. The observed frictional behaviour is consistent with shear cell tests conducted at very low shear rates. On the other hand, the collisional data corroborate both the Bagnold description and the more recent kinetic theories of granular flows, provided that one accounts for the inertia of the interstitial liquid.
2005
Armanini, Aronne; Capart, Herve Marie Yvan Ghislain; Fraccarollo, Luigi; Larcher, Michele
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