Concentration and velocity patterns in a horizontal rotating suspension of non-Brownian settling particles.
We report a systematic experimental study of concentration and velocity patterns formed in a horizontal rotating cylinder filled completely with a monodisperse suspension of non-Brownian settling particles. The system shows a series of concentration and velocity patterns, or phases, with varying rotation rate and solvent viscosity. Individual phases are studied using both side and cross-sectional imaging to examine the detailed flow structures. The overall phase diagram of the system is mapped out as a function of the rotation rate and solvent viscosity. Attempts are made to analyze the functional form of the phase boundaries in order to understand the transition mechanism between different phases.
Matson
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Department of Physics, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, 74078, USA.
Kalyankar
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Ackerson
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Tong
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