Gas-mediated impact dynamics in fine-grained granular materials |
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Authors: | Royer John R Corwin Eric I Eng Peter J Jaeger Heinrich M |
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Affiliation: | James Franck Institute and Department of Physics, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA. |
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Abstract: | Noncohesive granular media exhibit complex responses to sudden impact that often differ from those of ordinary solids and liquids. We investigate how this response is mediated by the presence of interstitial gas between the grains. Using high-speed x-ray radiography we track the motion of a steel sphere through the interior of a bed of fine, loose granular material. We find a crossover from nearly incompressible, fluidlike behavior at atmospheric pressure to a highly compressible, dissipative response once most of the gas is evacuated. We discuss these results in light of recent proposals for the drag force in granular media. |
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