Soft particle clogging in two-dimensional hoppers.

@article{Tao2021SoftPC,
  title={Soft particle clogging in two-dimensional hoppers.},
  author={Ran Tao and Madelyn Wilson and Eric R. Weeks},
  journal={Physical review. E},
  year={2021},
  volume={104 4-1},
  pages={
          044909
        }
}
We study the outflow of soft particles through quasi-two-dimensional hoppers with both experiments and simulations. The experiments utilize spheres made with hydrogel, silicone rubber, and glass. The hopper chamber has an adjustable exit width and tilt angle (the latter to control the magnitude of gravitational forcing). Our simulation mimics the experiments using purely two-dimensional soft particles with viscous interactions but no friction. Results from both simulations and experiments… 
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