Air-driven reverse buoyancy

Air-induced fluidization in vibrated granular beds can be responsible of the phenomenon of reverse buoyancy. We show that the air flow induced across the bed, as the gap in the bottom of the cell evolves, can fluidize the bed in a similar way as in gas-fluidized static beds and consequently a buoyancy force can arise. To quantify this mechanism we use Kroll's model.

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Year of publication:	2005
Authors:	Reyes, L.I. ; Sánchez, I. ; Gutiérrez, G.
Published in:	Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications. - Elsevier, ISSN 0378-4371. - Vol. 358.2005, 2, p. 466-474
Publisher:	Elsevier
Subject:	Granular matter \| Vibration \| Reverse buoyancy \| Solid–fluid transitions

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Type of publication:	Article
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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