Granular Capillarity (IMAGE)

University of Cologne

Granular Capillarity

Caption

When a narrow tube is dipped into granular material and vibrated vertically, the granular material rises inside the tube to reach a terminal vertical level.

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Fengxian Fan, Eric Parteli, Thorsten Pöschel

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