Computing entropy and ordering of granular matter: from description to prediction
Lead Research Organisation:
Imperial College London
Department Name: Earth Science and Engineering
Abstract
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People |
ORCID iD |
| Raphael Blumenfeld (Principal Investigator) |
Publications
Blumenfeld R
(2016)
Failure of the Volume Function in Granular Statistical Mechanics and an Alternative Formulation.
in Physical review letters
Blumenfeld R
(2014)
Granular statistical mechanics - a personal perspective
in The European Physical Journal Special Topics
Blumenfeld R
(2012)
Interdependence of the volume and stress ensembles and equipartition in statistical mechanics of granular systems.
in Physical review letters
Matsushima T
(2014)
Universal structural characteristics of planar granular packs.
in Physical review letters
Matsushima T
(2017)
Fundamental structural characteristics of planar granular assemblies: Self-organization and scaling away friction and initial state.
in Physical review. E
| Description | I've discovered universal structural characteristics that underlie granular systems close to the jamming transition and, consequently, that these disordered structures are NOT random even if they appear so when probed with other tools. I have developed further the statistical mechanics of granular systems. |
| Exploitation Route | By using the methods and models I have developed. By collaborating with me on continuation of this research direction and building on the obtained results. |
| Sectors | Aerospace, Defence and Marine,Chemicals,Construction,Education,Energy,Manufacturing, including Industrial Biotechology |
| URL | http://rafi.blumenfeld.co.uk/ |
| Title | Quadron method |
| Description | The quadron method is a way to describe tensorially the local structure of disordered granular, porous or cellular media quantitatively. The method had been invented before the award was given and developed further during the award. |
| Type Of Material | Data analysis technique |
| Year Produced | 2011 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Impact | This method allowed the group in Japan to characterise granular systems quantitatively and, as a result, to discover structural signatures, which could not be observed otherwise. |
| URL | http://granular.kz.tsukuba.ac.jp/index_eng.html |
| Description | Japan |
| Organisation | University of Tsukuba |
| Country | Japan |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | My team and I provided the theoretical modelling. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The partner, Prof. Matsushima of Tsukuba University, provided the numerical simulation and experiments. |
| Impact | Papers: 1. T. Matsushima and R. Blumenfeld, "On universal structural characteristics of granular packs", Phys. Rev. Lett.112 , 098003 (2014) 2. T. Matsushima and R. Blumenfeld, Microstructural characteristics of planar granular solids, Powders and Grains 2013, 1186-1189, doi: 10.1063/1.4812149. |
| Start Year | 2008 |