Bursting Sand Balloons

Using linear elasticity theory, we describe the mechanical response of dry non-cohesive granular masses of Ottawa sand contained by spherical rubber balloons subject to sudden bursting in the earliest instants of the event. Due to the compression imposed by the balloon, the rupture produces a fast r...

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Main Authors: Gustavo Gómez, Francisco José Higuera, Florencio Sánchez-Silva, Abraham Medina
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-02-01
Series:Fluids
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2311-5521/9/2/49