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I Albert1, J G Sample, A J Morss, S Rajagopalan, A L Barabási, P Schiffer.
Abstract
We study the drag force on discrete objects with circular cross section moving slowly through a spherical granular medium. Variations in the geometry of the dragged object change the drag force only by a small fraction relative to shape effects in fluid drag. The drag force depends quadratically on the object's diameter as expected. We do observe, however, a deviation above the expected linear depth dependence, and the magnitude of the deviation is apparently controlled by geometrical factors.Year: 2001 PMID: 11736176 DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.64.061303
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Phys Rev E Stat Nonlin Soft Matter Phys ISSN: 1539-3755