2000/02/22 by P Sunthar, P. Sunthar, Kumaran +3
Engineering · Physics and Astronomy · #FOS: Physical sciences #Granular flow and fluidized beds #Lattice Boltzmann Simulation Studies #Particle Dynamics in Fluid Flows #Statistical Mechanics (cond-mat.stat-mech) #cond-mat.stat-mech
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.cond-mat/0002347
8 pages, 6 figures, REVTeX4b3
arxiv created 2000/02/22 · openalex publication_date 2000/02/22 · arxiv updated 2009/11/30 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
The behaviour of the lower order moments of the velocity distribution function for a system of inelastic granular disks driven by vertical vibrations is studied using a kinetic theory. A perturbative kinetic theory for vibro-fluidised beds was proposed by Kumaran (JFM, v. 364, 163). A scheme to generalise this theory to higher orders in the moments is presented here. With such a method it is possible to obtain an analytical solution to the moments of the distribution function up to third order.