%0 Journal Article %1 bagnold1954experiments %A Bagnold, Ralph Alger %D 1954 %J Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences %K 76t20-suspensions %N 1160 %P 49-63 %R 10.1098/rspa.1954.0186 %T Experiments on a gravity-free dispersion of large solid spheres in a Newtonian fluid under shear %U https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rspa.1954.0186 %V 225 %X Dispersions of solid spherical grains of diameter D = 0.13cm were sheared in Newtonian fluids of varying viscosity (water and a glycerine-water-alcohol mixture) in the annular space between two concentric drums. The density σ of the grains was balanced against the density ρ of the fluid, giving a condition of no differential forces due to radial acceleration. The volume concentration C of the grains was varied between 62 and 13 %. A substantial radial dispersive pressure was found to be exerted between the grains. This was measured as an increase of static pressure in the inner stationary drum which had a deformable periphery. The torque on the inner drum was also measured. The dispersive pressure P was found to be proportional to a shear stress λ attributable to the presence of the grains. The linear grain concentration λ is defined as the ratio grain diameter/mean free dispersion distance and is related to C by λ=1(C0/C)12−1 where C0 is the maximum possible static volume concentration. Both the stressesT and P, as dimensionless groups TσD2/λη2, and PσD2/λη 2, were found to bear single-valued empirical relations to a dimensionless shear strain group λ½σD2(dU/dy)lη for all the values of λ< 12(C= 57% approx.) where dU/dy is the rate of shearing of the grains over one another, and η the fluid viscosity. This relation gives Tασ(λD)2(dU/dy)2 and T∝λ12ηdU/dy according as dU/dy is large or small, i.e. according to whether grain inertia or fluid viscosity dominate. An alternative semi-empirical relation F = (1+λ)(1+½λ)ηdU/dy was found for the viscous case, when T is the whole shear stress. The ratio T/P was constant at 0·3 approx, in the inertia region, and at 0.75 approx, in the viscous region. The results are applied to a few hitherto unexplained natural phenomena.

@article{bagnold1954experiments, abstract = {Dispersions of solid spherical grains of diameter D = 0.13cm were sheared in Newtonian fluids of varying viscosity (water and a glycerine-water-alcohol mixture) in the annular space between two concentric drums. The density σ of the grains was balanced against the density ρ of the fluid, giving a condition of no differential forces due to radial acceleration. The volume concentration C of the grains was varied between 62 and 13 %. A substantial radial dispersive pressure was found to be exerted between the grains. This was measured as an increase of static pressure in the inner stationary drum which had a deformable periphery. The torque on the inner drum was also measured. The dispersive pressure P was found to be proportional to a shear stress λ attributable to the presence of the grains. The linear grain concentration λ is defined as the ratio grain diameter/mean free dispersion distance and is related to C by λ=1(C0/C)12−1 where C0 is the maximum possible static volume concentration. Both the stressesT and P, as dimensionless groups TσD2/λη2, and PσD2/λη 2, were found to bear single-valued empirical relations to a dimensionless shear strain group λ½σD2(dU/dy)lη for all the values of λ< 12(C= 57% approx.) where dU/dy is the rate of shearing of the grains over one another, and η the fluid viscosity. This relation gives Tασ(λD)2(dU/dy)2 and T∝λ12ηdU/dy according as dU/dy is large or small, i.e. according to whether grain inertia or fluid viscosity dominate. An alternative semi-empirical relation F = (1+λ)(1+½λ)ηdU/dy was found for the viscous case, when T is the whole shear stress. The ratio T/P was constant at 0·3 approx, in the inertia region, and at 0.75 approx, in the viscous region. The results are applied to a few hitherto unexplained natural phenomena.}, added-at = {2023-12-18T02:02:19.000+0100}, author = {Bagnold, Ralph Alger}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2e08780bbcba1657880a2191bb27db089/gdmcbain}, doi = {10.1098/rspa.1954.0186}, interhash = {90cb6e15931c2eaa7448a54699b52b5e}, intrahash = {e08780bbcba1657880a2191bb27db089}, journal = {Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences}, keywords = {76t20-suspensions}, month = aug, number = 1160, pages = {49-63}, timestamp = {2023-12-18T06:48:53.000+0100}, title = {Experiments on a gravity-free dispersion of large solid spheres in a Newtonian fluid under shear}, url = {https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rspa.1954.0186}, volume = 225, year = 1954 }