Abstract
Vibrations induce velocity gradients in a density-inhomogeneous medium. The absence of earth gravity simplifies the various behaviors resulting from this situation. In granular media, a vibrating wall thermalizes the particles by means of collisions. According to the particle density, various behaviours can be observed: resonance with a single particle, (Knudsen) gas, ‘solid’ clusters. In fluids, quite interesting phenomena are related with ‘high frequency’ vibrations. Large-scale mean flows appear, which can generate various phenomena, especially near a liquid–vapour critical point: thermovibrational convection, modifications of the dynamics of liquid–solid or liquid–gas transitions. To cite this article: D. Beysens, C. R. Mecanique 332 (2004).
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