(1) IUSTI-CNRS UMR 6595, Polytech'Marseille, Technopôle de Château-Gombert, 13453 Marseille, France
Abstract:
Recent studies have pointed out the importance of the
basal friction on the dynamics of granular flows. We present
experimental results on the influence of the roughness of the
inclined plane on the dynamics of a monodisperse dry granular
flow. We found experimentally that there exists a maximum of the
friction for a given relative roughness. This maximum is shown
to be independent of the slope angle. This behavior is observed
for four planes with different bump sizes (given by the size of
the beads glued on the plane) from 200 m to 2 mm. The relative
roughness corresponding to the maximum of the friction can be
predicted with a geometrical model of stability of one single
bead on the plane. The main parameters are the size of the bumps
and the size of the flowing beads. In order to obtain a higher
precision, the model also takes into account the spacing between
the bumps of the rough plane. Experimental results and model are
in good agreement for all the planes we studied. Other
parameters, like the sphericity of the beads, or irregularities
in the thickness of the layer of glued particles, are shown to
be of influence on the friction.