Schäfer, Jochen; Dippel, Sabine; Wolf, Dietrich:
Force schemes in simulations of granular materials
In: Journal de physique : 1, Vol. 6 (1996), No. 1, pp. 5 - 20
1996article/chapter in journal
Physics (incl. Astronomy)
Title:
Force schemes in simulations of granular materials
Author:
Schäfer, Jochen;Dippel, Sabine;Wolf, DietrichUDE
GND
1273280393
LSF ID
1114
Other
connected with university
Year of publication:
1996

Abstract:

In computer simulations of granular flow, one widely used technique is classical soft-sphere Molecular Dynamics, where the equations of motion of the particles are numerically integrated. This requires specification of the forces acting between grains. In this paper, we systematically study the properties of the force laws most commonly used and compare them with recent experiments on the impact of spheres. We point out possible problems and give criteria for the right choice of parameters. Finally, two generic problems of soft-sphere simulations are discussed.