Numerical simulation of vibrated granular gases under realistic boundary conditions
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
2009-11-07 v1 Soft Condensed Matter
Statistical Mechanics
Abstract
A variant of the Direct Simulation Monte Carlo method is used to study the behavior of a granular gas, in two and three dimensions, under varying density, restitution coefficient, and inelasticity regimes, for realistic vibrating wall conditions. Our results agree quite well with recent experimental data. The role of the energy injection mechanism is discussed, as well as the behavior of state-functions, such as pressure, under realistic boundary conditions. Upon a density increase, we find signals of a clustering transition.
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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0204084,
title = {Numerical simulation of vibrated granular gases under realistic boundary conditions},
author = {Welles A. M. Morgado and Eduardo R. Mucciolo},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0204084},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
Latex, 12 EPS figures (to appear in Physica A)