The sands of time run faster near the end
Hourglasses measure time because the discharge rate of dry sand is constant. Here Koivistoet al. show that when such a system contains water there is a surge in discharge because the fluid drains faster than the grains, which might help us understand the transport of grains in silos.
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oai:doaj.org-article:61822a5e4fc1409d88a7ff8c59ab4b032021-12-02T15:39:02ZThe sands of time run faster near the end10.1038/ncomms155512041-1723https://doaj.org/article/61822a5e4fc1409d88a7ff8c59ab4b032017-06-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms15551https://doaj.org/toc/2041-1723Hourglasses measure time because the discharge rate of dry sand is constant. Here Koivistoet al. show that when such a system contains water there is a surge in discharge because the fluid drains faster than the grains, which might help us understand the transport of grains in silos.Juha KoivistoDouglas J. DurianNature PortfolioarticleScienceQENNature Communications, Vol 8, Iss 1, Pp 1-6 (2017) |
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Hourglasses measure time because the discharge rate of dry sand is constant. Here Koivistoet al. show that when such a system contains water there is a surge in discharge because the fluid drains faster than the grains, which might help us understand the transport of grains in silos. |
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