Granular materials are ubiquitous in the world around us. They have properties that are
different from those commonly associated with either solids, liquids, or gases. In this review …

Granular materials, like sand, powder or grains present intriguing phenomena. Vibration and
shearing can lead to convective motion and segregation. A variation of stress may cause …

Most studies on granular physics have focused on dry granular media, with no liquids
between the grains. However, in geology and many real world applications (eg food …

THE formation of two-dimensional patterns in biological, chemical and physical systems is
often described by the nonlinear interaction of plane waves1. An alternative approach views …

V ictor Hugo suggested the possibility that patterns created by the movement of grains of
sand are in no small part responsible for the shape and feel of the natural world we live in …

Packing densification of cubical particles under mechanical vibrations was dynamically
simulated by using discrete element method (DEM). Effects of operating parameters such as …

Particle image velocimetry (PIV) has been adapted for use in measuring particle
displacement and velocity fields in granular flows.“Seeding” is achieved by using light and …

The dynamics of granular materials are critical to many natural and industrial processes;
granular motion is often strikingly similar to flow in conventional liquids. Food …

Vertically vibrated systems of granular materials have been used to gain insight on granular
segregation for decades. However, the majority of studies have focused on the rise of a …

Clusterlike solutions are reported for volume-averaged equations of motion in fluidized gas-
particle suspensions (ie, fluidized beds). A connection between bubbles and clusters is …