Statistical description of segregation in a powder mixture

In this paper we apply the statistical mechanics of powders to describe a segregated state in a mixture of grains of different sizes. Variation of the density of a packing with depth arising due to changes of particle configurations is studied. The statistical mechanics of powders is generalized in such a way as to consider not only binary mixtures (as its first formulation by A. Mehta and S.F. Edwards), but also polydisperse mixtures of particles.

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Year of publication:	1996
Authors:	Shapiro, Alexander A. ; Stenby, Erling H.
Published in:	Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications. - Elsevier, ISSN 0378-4371. - Vol. 230.1996, 1, p. 285-299
Publisher:	Elsevier

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

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