Open AccessThe suspension of sand in water
Publication year - 1929
Publication title -
proceedings of the royal society of london. series a, containing papers of a mathematical and physical character
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2053-9150
pISSN - 0950-1207
DOI - 10.1098/rspa.1929.0107
Subject(s) - suspension (topology) , mechanics , turbulence , paddle , flow (mathematics) , line (geometry) , materials science , geotechnical engineering , geology , environmental science , physics , composite material , mathematics , geometry , homotopy , pure mathematics
The following experiments were undertaken to find the laws governing the suspension in water of fairly large particles such as river sand. It is obvious that stream-line motion in horizontal layers cannot support particles heavier than water, and that their suspension must be due to turbulent motion uniformly distributed without any steady flow. This was similar to the paddle wheel apparatus used by Joule in determining the mechanical equivalent of heat.