Velocity distribution function for a dilute granular material in shear flow

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 340, Issue , 1997, Pages 319-341

  Kumaran, V ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; ASYMPTOTIC STABILITY; CHANNEL FLOW; DISKS (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); ERROR ANALYSIS; GRANULAR MATERIALS; NUMERICAL METHODS; SPHERES; VELOCITY;

VELOCITY DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS;

SHEAR FLOW;

DENSITY; GRANULAR MATERIAL; SHEAR FLOW;

SHEAR FLOW; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; VELOCITY;

EID: 0031153873     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112097005119     Document Type: Article

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