Phase Transition in Quasi-Two-Dimensional Horizontally Driven Granular System

• Authors: S. Shah , Y. Li , W. Khan , N. Din , R. Chand
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

In an experimental setup, consisting of quasi-two-dimensional square cell, the motion of monodisperse spherical steel balls is studied. The cell is vibrated horizontally to eradicate the compaction of balls due to gravity. By raising the number density of the steel balls, the dilute fluid has been gradually alternated into dense fluid. The temperature of granular media, along the driven and transverse directions, has been found to be anisotropic. Transition from granular gas to the liquid-like fluid has been observed. The radial distribution function of the balls in the cell is investigated for the authentication of the structural changes. Furthermore, the fast Fourier transformation for the 2D system is carried out to confirm these changes.

Keywords

EN

81.05.Rm; 64.60.-i

Discipline

• 64.60.-i: General studies of phase transitions(see also 63.70.+h Statistical mechanics of lattice vibrations and displacive phase transitions; for critical phenomena in solid surfaces and interfaces, and in magnetism, see 68.35.Rh, and 75.40.-s, respectively)
• 81.05.Rm: Porous materials; granular materials(for granular superconductors, see 74.81.Bd)

• Journal: Acta Physica Polonica A
• Year: 2012
• Volume: 121
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 699-702

Dates

published

2012-03

received

2011-03-14

(unknown)

2012-01-18

Contributors

author

S. Shah

• Physics Department, Beijing Institute of Technology, 100081 Beijing, China
• Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100190 Beijing, China

author

Y. Li

• Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100190 Beijing, China

author

W. Khan

• Physics Department, Beijing Institute of Technology, 100081 Beijing, China

author

N. Din

• Physics Department, Gomal University, D.I. Khan, Pakistan

author

R. Chand

• Physics Department, Beijing Institute of Technology, 100081 Beijing, China

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Identifiers

DOI

10.12693/APhysPolA.121.699