Volume fraction profile in channeled granular flows down an erodible incline
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We use a momentum balance to interpret numerical simulations of dense, steady, fully-developed inclined granular flows of spheres on an erodible base confined between flat frictional side walls. We observe an exponential profile of mean volume fraction in the direction perpendicular to the base and suggest a scaling for its characteristic length. We also predict volume fraction and mean velocity profiles in the ballistic region above the free surface.
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