振动颗粒物质“巴西果”分离效应实验和理论研究

本文通过实验和理论研究了影响"巴西果"分离的因素及其物理机理. 分析了振动加速度、大小颗粒尺寸和密度对分离时间的影响, 并利用流体模型对分离时间作估算, 对实验结果进行定性解释. 结果表明在振动频率固定时, 调节振动加速度是控制"巴西果"分离的一个主要手段. 振动加速度存在一个临界值, 当高于此临界值时, "巴西果"分离的主要物理机理由对流机理转变为几何填空机理, 且振动加速度对分离影响变小, 大颗粒尺寸对分离的影响增大. 可通过调节大颗粒的尺寸来改变分离效果. 当大、 小颗粒密度比为1时, 仍会出现"巴西果"分离现象. 增大小颗粒尺寸或密度可以促进"巴西果"分离.

Experimental and theoretical investigations of the effect of "Brazil Nut" segregation in vibrating granular matters

Size segregation is one of important properties of vibrating granular matters. It is significant to understand and study the segregation mechanisms and parameter range of controlling factors of mixed granular matters for the development of industry, agriculture and pharmaceutical. In this paper, we investigate the influence factors and physical mechanisms of "Brazil Nut" segregation experimentally and theoretically. The influences of vibrating acceleration, sizes and densities of large and small granules on the segregation time are analyzed. The hydro-model is used to evaluate segregation time and explain the experimental results qualitatively. Results show that the vibration acceleration is a main controlling factor for "Brazil Nut" segregation in the case of fixed frequency. There is a critical acceleration. When the acceleration is larger then its critical value the main physical mechanism changes from convection to filling voids, and the effect of acceleration on segregation decreases, while the effect of size of large granule on it increases. Furthermore, "Brazil Nut" segregation still arises when the density ratio is equal to 1. The increase of the size or density of small granular may enhance "Brazil Nut" segregation.