External front instabilities induced by a shocked particle ring

V. Rodriguez, R. Saurel, G. Jourdan, and L. Houas
Phys. Rev. E 90, 043013 – Published 21 October 2014

Abstract

The dispersion of a cylindrical particle ring by a blast or shock wave induces the formation of coherent structures which take the form of particle jets. A blast wave, issuing from the discharge of a planar shock wave at the exit of a conventional shock tube, is generated in the center of a granular medium ring initially confined inside a Hele-Shaw cell. With the present experimental setup, under impulsive acceleration, a solid particle-jet formation is observed in a quasi-two-dimensional configuration. The aim of the present investigation is to observe in detail the formation of very thin perturbations created around the external surface of the dispersed particle layer. By means of fast flow visualization with an appropriate recording window, we focus solely on the first instants during which the external particle ring becomes unstable. We find that the critical area of the destabilization of the external ring surface is constant regardless of the acceleration of the initial layer. Moreover, we observe in detail the external front perturbation wavelength, rendered dimensionless by the initial ring perimeter, and follow its evolution with the initial particle layer acceleration. We report this quantity to be constant regardless of the evolution of the initial particle layer acceleration. Finally, we can reasonably assert that external front perturbations depend solely on the material of the particles.

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  • Received 19 February 2014
  • Revised 28 August 2014

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.90.043013

©2014 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

V. Rodriguez*, R. Saurel, G. Jourdan, and L. Houas

  • Aix–Marseille Université, CNRS, IUSTI UMR 7343, 13013 Marseille, France

  • *vincent.rodriguez@univ-amu.fr

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Vol. 90, Iss. 4 — October 2014

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