4th IMA Conference on Dense Granular Flows

PROGRAMME

ABSTRACT BOOKLET

Flows involving solid particulates are ubiquitous in nature and industry alike. Such flows are found in pharmaceutical production, the chemical industry, the food and agricultural industries, energy production and the environment. Many unsolved problems remain, however. In order to be able to solve problems, granular flows need to be understood so that their behaviour can be controlled and predicted.

We are able to describe rapid granular flows, where the particles are highly agitated and there has been some success describing static systems. The intermediate regime, where these two phases meet and coexist, is not as well understood and yet is the most commonly observed behaviour of granular flow. The objective of this meeting will be to interface the two ends of the particulate flow spectrum – those working to understand the fundamentals of granular flows and those attempting to control particulate flows in an industrial setting - to develop solutions to the complex problems presented by dense granular flows.

Themes will include dense granular flow, biological systems, self-propelled particles and geological flows, exploring new developments in theoretical analysis and experimental techniques. All attendees will be provided with an opportunity to present recent work and there will be substantial time for discussion, both during the workshop and during the evening! Postgraduate and PhD students are particularly welcomed and oral presentations will reflect the breadth of the field.

Invited Speakers

Vanessa Magnanimo Dongri Song Chris Ness Anne Mangeney Thomas Barker

Call for Papers and Posters

Contributions will be accepted for the conference based on a 200 word abstract for Paper and Poster presentations should be submitted via https://my.ima.org.uk/ by 1st March 2025. If you are an IMA Member or you have previously registered for an IMA conference, then you are already on our database. Please “request a new password” using the email address previously used, to log in.

Registration

Registration is now open via https://my.ima.org.uk/

If you are an IMA Member or you have previously registered for an IMA conference, then you are already on our database. Please “request a new password” using the email address previously used, to log in.

Conference Fees

Conference Fee - Non member £510 Conference Fee – Member £450 Conference Fee – Student Member £360 Conference Fee – Non Student Member £380

Fees include entry to the conference each day as well as refreshments and lunches. These fees do not include accommodation or the gala dinner.

Gala Dinner

A gala dinner will be hosted on the 24th June at 19:30 in the Fellows' Drawing and Dining Room | The Cambridge Meeting Space. Tickets cost £77 per person and can be bought here https://my.ima.org.uk/.

Accommodation

**Please note that there is only availability at the conference venue (Murray Edwards College) on Tuesday and Wednesday nights. You will need to stay somewhere else for any other nights.

If you would like to book overnight accommodation at the Murray Edwards College, you can do this by clicking the link below and using the code IMA2025 when prompted. Please note that the conference venue is now known as The Cambridge Meeting Space to pre-empt any confusion. Book Now | The Cambridge Meeting Space

Organising Committee

Nico Gray (University of Manchester) Chris Johnson (University of Manchester) Jim McElwaine (Durham University) Yoël Forterre (Polytech Marseille) Elisabeth Bowman (University of Sheffield) Barbara Turnbull (University of Nottingham)

General Information

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Contact information

For general conference queries please contact the Conferences Department at [email protected]  Institute of Mathematics and its Applications, Catherine Richards House, 16 Nelson Street, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, SS1 1EF, UK.