Instability of symmetric Couette flow in a granular gas: Hydrodynamic field profiles and transport

M. Sasvári*, J. Kertész, D. E. Wolf

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Granular gas sheared by two parallel bumpy walls (Couette flow) were investigated by molecular dynamics simulation. A linear stability analysis was carried out, and the gas was sensitive to asymmetries of the initial particle position, and velocities and asymmetric stationary state, where the deviation from (anti)symmetric hydrodynamic fields is stronger as the normal restitution coefficient decreases.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3817-3825
Number of pages9
JournalPhysical Review E - Statistical Physics, Plasmas, Fluids, and Related Interdisciplinary Topics
Volume62
Issue number3 B
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 2000

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