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DY: Fachverband Dynamik und Statistische Physik

DY 33: Granular Matter and Granular Dynamics I

DY 33.6: Talk

Wednesday, March 18, 2020, 11:00–11:15, ZEU 118

Particle shape-dependence of the stability properties of granular piles — •Steffen Richters-Finger and Stefan J. Linz — Institut für Theoretische Physik, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Germany

It is well known that the shape of particles has a major influence on the behavior of densely packed granular matter making it an important subject of interest for various applications. Multiple schemes for the numerical simulation of non-spherical particles have previously been proposed in the literature [1].

Applying a discrete function representation (DFR) approach for collision detection, we investigate the shape-dependence of the stability properties (e.g. critical angle of stability) of a granular pile in a two-dimensional discrete element model for a wide range of polar geometries generated by the so-called superformula [2].

[1] G. Lu, J.R. Third, C.R. Müller, Chem. Eng. Sci. 127, 425 (2015).

[2] J. Gielis, Am. J. Bot. 90, 333 (2003).