Handbook of Granular Materials

ISBN-13: 9781466509962 / Angielski / Twarda / 2015 / 506 str.

Scott Franklin; Mark Shattuck

Opis

Granular systems arise in a variety of geological and industrial settings, from landslides, avalanches, and erosion to agricultural grains and pharmaceutical powders. Understanding the underlying physics that governs their behavior is the key to developing effective handling and transport mechanisms as well as appropriate environmental policies. Handbook of Granular Materials presents foundational techniques used to investigate granular systems, examples of their use in contemporary research, and extensions to granular-like systems that greatly expand the realm of study. The book provides guidance on how to conduct research in granular materials and explores promising directions for new research. The first several chapters cover various methods used by contemporary researchers to investigate granular materials. Subsequent chapters delve into broader themes of investigation, focusing on results rather than methodology. The final chapters describe three extended systems of granular media: suspensions, emulsions and foams, and colloids.

Recenzje

"This is a comprehensive and engaging collection … by top researchers in the burgeoning field of granular materials. It connects together the combined advances in experimental, theoretical, and computational methods as well as the resulting new understanding that has emerged. This makes it a great and much-needed reference for scientists and engineers at many levels, ranging from beginning graduate students to seasoned experts."
—Douglas J. Durian, Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Pennsylvania

Spis treści

Introduction. Experimental Techniques. Computational Methods. Kinetic Theories for Collisional Grain Flows. Statistical Mechanics of Dry Granular Materials: Statics and Slow Dynamics. Packings: Static. Forces in Static Packings. Sheared Dense Granular Flows. Avalanches in Slowly Sheared Disordered Materials. Segregation in Dense Sheared Systems. Suspension Mechanics and Its Relation to Granular Flow. Wet Foams, Slippery Grains. Introduction to Colloidal Suspensions. Index.