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Dynamics of axial separation in long rotating drums

Igor Aranson, Lev S. Tsimring

patt-solarXiv:patt-sol/9810004

Abstract

We propose a continuum description for the axial separation of granular materials in a long rotating drum. The model, operating with two local variables, concentration difference and the dynamic angle of repose, describes both initial transient traveling wave dynamics and long-term segregation of the binary mixture. Segregation proceeds through ultra-slow logarithmic coarsening.

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