Density profiles of granular gases studied by molecular dynamics and Brownian bridges

作者:Penunuri F*; Montoya J A; Carvente O
来源:Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and Its Applications , 2018, 492: 2103-2110.
DOI:10.1016/j.physa.2017.11.127

摘要

Despite the inherent frictional forces and dissipative collisions, confined granular matter can be regarded as a system in a stationary state if we inject energy continuously. Under these conditions, both the density and the granular temperature are, in general, non monotonic variables along the height of the container. In consequence, an analytical description of a granular system is hard to conceive. Here, by using molecular dynamics simulations, we measure the packing fraction profiles for a vertically vibrating three-dimensional granular system in several gaseous-like stationary states. We show that by using the Brownian bridge concept, the determined packing fraction profiles can be reproduced accurately and give a complete description of the distribution of the particles inside the simulation box.

  • 出版日期2018-2-15