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Solid and buoyant concentration waves propagate with a specific phase difference resulting in segregation of the particles. This relative phase is a property of the system. At small times the formation of periodic concentration patterns gives rise to a buoyancy driven flow field characterized by circulation centers.","Non-linear interactions of concentration patterns and flow field of both equal and varying wavelengths are presented. The vertical accumulation and separation of particles results either from self interactions under the influence of the side walls of the suspension container or from interactions of different wavelengths in the absence of walls.","Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-15T19:54:34Z (GMT). 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