Granular Jumps Down an Inclined Plane.

Abstract

This document studies granular jumps generated in the gravity flow of granular materials down an inclined plane. The equations governing the granular flow are reduced to a sequence of boundary value problems of linear ordinary differential equations by means of an asymptotic method. Their solutions are used to determine the Burgers equation, which possesses a progressive wave solution to describe a smooth granular jump. The wave speed and a criterion for the stability of the granular jump are also obtained. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1983
Accession Number
ADA130501

Entities

People

  • Meichang Shen

Organizations

  • University of Wisconsin–Madison

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Asymptotic Series
  • Boundaries
  • Boundary Value Problems
  • Computational Science
  • Constitutive Equations
  • Differential Equations
  • Equations
  • Fluid Mechanics
  • Granular Materials
  • Laboratory Tests
  • Materials
  • Mathematics
  • Sequences
  • United States
  • Universities
  • Viscous Flow
  • Wisconsin

Fields of Study

  • Mathematics

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