2007/02/28 by V. Garzo, C. M. Hrenya, J. W. Dufty · 1 citation
Physics and Astronomy · #cond-mat.stat-mech #cond-mat.soft
paper · pdf · doi:10.1103/physreve.76.031304
published as Phys. Rev. E 76, 031304 (2007) · 26 pages, to be published in Phys. Rev. E
arxiv created 2007/05/02 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01
The linear integral equations defining the Navier-Stokes (NS) transport coefficients for polydisperse granular mixtures of smooth inelastic hard disks or spheres are solved by using the leading terms in a Sonine polynomial expansion. Explicit expressions for all the NS transport coefficients are given in terms of the sizes, masses, compositions, density and restitution coefficients. In addition, the cooling rate is also evaluated to first order in the gradients. The results hold for arbitrary degree of inelasticity and are not limited to specific values of the parameters of the mixture. Finally, a detailed comparison between the derivation of the current theory and previous theories for mixtures is made, with attention paid to the implication of the various treatments employed to date.