Numerical study of jet-induced cratering of a granular bed: Effect of gravity

  • S. B. Kuang
  • , C. Q. Lamarche
  • , J. S. Curtis
  • , A. B. Yu

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Abstract

This paper presents a numerical study of jet-induced catering of a granular bed by the combined approach of computational fluid dynamics for gas phase and discrete element method for solid phase. The applicability of the model was verified by the good agreement between measured and predicted temporal crater depths and asymptotic crater profiles, and ishereusedto study the effect of gravity within a wide range. The results show that a decreased gravity can significantly slow down the crater growth and increase the asymptotic crater size. The previously formulated equations respectively for the asymptotic crater depths and widthsat different jet velocities are also valid for those under different gravities.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationPowders and Grains 2013 - Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Micromechanics of Granular Media
Pages1162-1165
Number of pages4
DOIs
StatePublished - 2013
Event7th International Conference on Micromechanics of Granular Media: Powders and Grains 2013 - Sydney, NSW, Australia
Duration: 8 Jul 201312 Jul 2013

Publication series

NameAIP Conference Proceedings
Volume1542
ISSN (Print)0094-243X
ISSN (Electronic)1551-7616

Conference

Conference7th International Conference on Micromechanics of Granular Media: Powders and Grains 2013
Country/TerritoryAustralia
CitySydney, NSW
Period8/07/1312/07/13

Keywords

  • Discrete element method
  • Gravity
  • Jet induced cratering process
  • Simulation

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