Abstract
In this work, we examine a quasi-2D silo that clogs due to the spontaneous formation of stable arches. We validate a numerical scheme comparing the morphology of clogging arches with previous experimental findings. Additionally, we inspect the forces that act on particles, both on those in the bulk of the silo as well as those belonging to the arches formed above the outlet. In the silo, we have found that normal forces are higher close to the wall, in contrast to the central part of the silo, where normal forces are notably lower. Besides, it is revealed that normal forces on particles belonging to the clogging arches are significantly larger than in their surroundings. In a particle of the arch, the magnitude of the force strongly depends on the angle subtended from its center to the contact points with its two neighbors in the arch. Indeed, for angles exceeding \(180^{\circ }\), the larger the angle, the lower the normal force and the higher the tangential one. On the contrary, for smaller angles the behavior is reversed, so the normal forces increase with the angle. Finally, we present a comparison of the normal and tangential force distributions for the particles within the arch and in the bulk. All this shows the special nature of the forces developed in clogging arches, which suggests that direct extrapolations of bulk properties should not be taken for granted.
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We thank D. Maza and L. A. Pugnaloni for discussions, S. M. Rubio-Largo for help with Fig.1, and L. F. Urrea for technical help. This work has been financially supported by Project FIS2011-26675 (Spanish Government), and PIUNA (Universidad de Navarra). C. L. thanks Asociación de Amigos de la Universidad de Navarra for a scholarship.
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Hidalgo, R.C., Lozano, C., Zuriguel, I. et al. Force analysis of clogging arches in a silo. Granular Matter 15, 841–848 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10035-013-0451-7
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