Physics – Condensed Matter – Soft Condensed Matter
Scientific paper
2004-11-17
Physics of Fluids, Vol. 17, Issue 7, 073304 (2005)
Physics
Condensed Matter
Soft Condensed Matter
Scientific paper
10.1063/1.1951567
We report the results of three-dimensional molecular dynamics simulations of sheared granular system in a Couette geometry.\cite{movies} The simulations use realistic boundary conditions that may be expected in physical experiments. For a range of boundary properties we report velocity and density profiles, as well as forces on the boundaries. In particular, we find that the results for the velocity profiles throughout the shearing cell depend strongly on the interaction of the system particles with the physical boundaries. Even frictional boundaries can allow for significant slippage of the particles, therefore, reducing the shear in the system. Next, we present shear rate dependence of stress, including mean force and force fluctuations, both for controlled volume, and for controlled stress configurations. We discuss the dependence of solid volume fraction on shear rate under the constant pressure condition, and Bagnold scaling in volume controlled experiments. In addition, we study the influence of oscillatory driving on the system properties.
Baran Oleh
Kondic Lou
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