Physics Today, Backscatter, March 2018
Cracking the particle packing
Complex Flows, Simple Rules
Thank you to Physics Central for covering our work.
Complex Flows, Simple Rules: how does a system of nothing more than mud and air mirror the fractal beauty of biological life? Find out: http://go.aps.org/2DgQxwM
Tilted frictional fingers
Eriksen J.A., Toussaint R., Måløy K.J., Flekkøy E.G., Galland O. and Sandnes B. Pattern formation of frictional fingers in a gravitational potential. Phys. Rev. Fluids 3, 013801 (2018). Eriksen_PRFluids2018_preprint
Breaking ground
Frictional fingers in gravity
Pattern formation of frictional fingers in a gravitational potential
Jon Alm Eriksen, Renaud Toussaint, Knut Jørgen Måløy, Eirik Flekkøy, Olivier Galland, and Bjørnar Sandnes
Phys. Rev. Fluids 3, 013801 – Published 3 January 2018
Gravity induces parallel growth of finger structures which forms when air displaces a granular-liquid mixture. The alignment direction, which varies between horizontal and vertical, is explained by the interplay between surface tension, yield stresses, and the hydrostatic potential.
