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Random close packing at extreme size ratios with an Adam-based inflation protocol
Kenneth Desmond
We present \texttt{rcpgenerator}, an openly available code for generating -dimensional dense, disordered, non-overlapping close packings from an arbitrary prescribed list of par…
Clogging and avalanches in quasi-two-dimensional emulsion hopper flow
Xia Hong, Kenneth W. Desmond, Dandan Chen +1
We experimentally and computationally study the flow of a quasi-two-dimensional emulsion through a constricting hopper shape. Our area fractions are above jamming such that the dro…
Experimental measurements of stress redistribution in flowing emulsions
Kenneth W. Desmond, Eric R. Weeks
We study how local rearrangements alter droplet stresses within flowing dense quasi-two-dimensional emulsions at area fractions . Using microscopy, we measure droplet p…
Influence of Particle Size Distribution on Random Close Packing
Kenneth W. Desmond, Eric R. Weeks
The densest amorphous packing of rigid particles is known as random close packing. It has long been appreciated that higher densities are achieved by using collections of particles…
Experimental study of forces between quasi-two-dimensional emulsion droplets near jamming
Kenneth W. Desmond, Pearl J. Young, Dandan Chen +1
We experimentally study the jamming of quasi-two-dimensional emulsions. Our experiments consist of oil-in-water emulsion droplets confined between two parallel plates. From the dro…
Characterizing the Rheology of Fluidized Granular Matter
Kenneth W. Desmond, Umberto Villa, Mike Newey +1
In this study we characterize the rheology of fluidized granular matter subject to secondary forcing. Our approach consists of first fluidizing granular matter in a drum half fille…