Vibro-fluidization of lunar regolith simulant in hourglass and inclined pipe configurations

Peter Watson; Sebastien Vincent Bonnieu; Ali Anwar; Marcello Lappa

Vibro-fluidization of lunar regolith simulant in hourglass and inclined pipe configurations

Peter Watson, Sebastien Vincent Bonnieu, Ali Anwar, Marcello Lappa

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Abstract

We explore the applications of vibrations to elicit fluid like behaviour in complex granular materials like lunar regolith to enhance their transportability.

Original language	English
Number of pages	1
Publication status	Published - 28 May 2025
Event	38th Scottish Fluid Mechanics Meeting - Glasgow, United Kingdom Duration: 28 May 2025 → 28 May 2025

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Conference	38th Scottish Fluid Mechanics Meeting
Abbreviated title	38th SFMM
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	Glasgow
Period	28/05/25 → 28/05/25

Keywords

lunar regolith
pipe configurations
flow regimes

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Vibro-fluidization of lunar regolith simulant in hourglass and inclined pipe configurations

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