Visual analysis of density and velocity profiles in dense 3D granular gases

Abstract Granular multiparticle ensembles are of interest from fundamental statistical viewpoints as well as for the understanding of collective processes in industry and in nature. Extraction of physical data from optical observations of three-dimensional (3D) granular ensembles poses considerable...

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Autores principales: Dmitry Puzyrev, David Fischer, Kirsten Harth, Torsten Trittel, Raúl Cruz Hidalgo, Eric Falcon, Martial Noirhomme, Eric Opsomer, Nicolas Vandewalle, Yves Garrabos, Carole Lecoutre, Fabien Palencia, Ralf Stannarius
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Publicado: Nature Portfolio 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://doaj.org/article/f76c4ee259184357aa1aa85648ed9f02
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Sumario:Abstract Granular multiparticle ensembles are of interest from fundamental statistical viewpoints as well as for the understanding of collective processes in industry and in nature. Extraction of physical data from optical observations of three-dimensional (3D) granular ensembles poses considerable problems. Particle-based tracking is possible only at low volume fractions, not in clusters. We apply shadow-based and feature-tracking methods to analyze the dynamics of granular gases in a container with vibrating side walls under microgravity. In order to validate the reliability of these optical analysis methods, we perform numerical simulations of ensembles similar to the experiment. The simulation output is graphically rendered to mimic the experimentally obtained images. We validate the output of the optical analysis methods on the basis of this ground truth information. This approach provides insight in two interconnected problems: the confirmation of the accuracy of the simulations and the test of the applicability of the visual analysis. The proposed approach can be used for further investigations of dynamical properties of such media, including the granular Leidenfrost effect, granular cooling, and gas-clustering transitions.