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Grain Dynamics in a Two-dimensional Granular Flow

Soft Condensed Matter 2016-08-15 v1 Statistical Mechanics

Abstract

We have used particle tracking methods to study the dynamics of individual balls comprising a granular flow in a small-angle two-dimensional funnel. We statistically analyze many ball trajectories to examine the mechanisms of shock propagation. In particular, we study the creation of, and interactions between, shock waves. We also investigate the role of granular temperature and draw parallels to traffic flow dynamics.

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0010357,
  title  = {Grain Dynamics in a Two-dimensional Granular Flow},
  author = {S. Hørlück and P. Dimon},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0010357},
  year   = {2016}
}

Comments

17 pages, 24 figures. To appear in Phys.Rev.E. High res./color figures etc. on http://www.nbi.dk/CATS/Granular/GrainDyn.html