Umberto Marini Bettolo Marconi et al 2005 J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 17 S2641 doi:10.1088/0953-8984/17/24/018
Umberto Marini Bettolo Marconi1, Giulio Costantini and Daniela Paolotti
Show affiliationsThis contribution considers recent developments in understanding the behaviour of vibro-fluidized beads in containers partitioned into several connected chambers. The system is studied theoretically by means of a phenomenological mean-field approach. The equations governing the evolution of the average occupancy and the average kinetic energy of each compartment are derived by means of a simplified treatment of the Boltzmann equation.
Some applications of the method are presented. These include the study of a simple granular gas in a many-compartment container and a binary granular mixture in a two-compartment container.
Issue 24 (22 June 2005)
Received 16 March 2005
Published 3 June 2005
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