摘要Direct Monte Carlo simulations are employed to investigate the granular pressures in granular materials with a power-law particle size distribution. Specifically, smooth circular discs of uniform material density are engaged in a two-dimensional rectangular box, colliding inelastically with each other and driven by a homogeneous heat bath at zero gravity. The resulting pressures are found to decrease as the widths of particle size distribution are increased. Moreover, the granular pressures in power-law systems are found to be unequally distributed among the various sizes of particles, with large particles possessing more pressure than their smaller counterparts. The width-dependent nature of the total pressures is induced by the more dispersion of smaller particles in the system as the particle size distribution is widened.
Abstract：Direct Monte Carlo simulations are employed to investigate the granular pressures in granular materials with a power-law particle size distribution. Specifically, smooth circular discs of uniform material density are engaged in a two-dimensional rectangular box, colliding inelastically with each other and driven by a homogeneous heat bath at zero gravity. The resulting pressures are found to decrease as the widths of particle size distribution are increased. Moreover, the granular pressures in power-law systems are found to be unequally distributed among the various sizes of particles, with large particles possessing more pressure than their smaller counterparts. The width-dependent nature of the total pressures is induced by the more dispersion of smaller particles in the system as the particle size distribution is widened.
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