title: Fluctuations of grains inside a discharging two-dimensional silo.
abstract: We present experimental data corresponding to a two-dimensional dense granular flow, namely, the gravity-driven discharge of grains from a small opening in a silo. We study the local velocity field at the scale of single grains at different places with the help of particle-tracking techniques. From these data, the velocity profiles can be obtained and the validity of some long-standing approaches can be assessed. Moreover, the fluctuations of the velocities are taken into consideration to characterize the features of the advective motion (due to the gravity force) and the diffusive motion, which shows nontrivial behavior.
authors: Departamento de Física, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Navarra, E-31080 Pamplona, Spain. angel@fisica.unav.es
authors: Angel
authors: A
authors: Garcimartín
authors: Iker
authors: I
authors: Zuriguel
authors: Alvaro
authors: A
authors: Janda
authors: Diego
authors: D
authors: Maza