Syntax:
tangential history [other model_type/model_name pairs as described here ] keyword values
heating_tangential_history values = 'on' or 'off' on = model contributes to surface heating in the frame of surface sphere/heatable off = model does not contributes to surface heating
Description:
This granular model is based on the general description of granular force interaction as described in pair gran.
The spring part of the tangential force (k_t) is a "history" effect that accounts for the tangential displacement ("tangential overlap") between the particles for the duration of the time they are in contact. It is calculated by adding up the releative tangential velocity at the contact point times the time-step size.
If this model is chosen, then this "tangential overlap" spring force is actually calculated / taken into account.
The coefficient of friction cof is the upper limit of the tangential force through the Coulomb criterion Ft_spring = cof*Fn, where Ft_spring and Fn are the tangential spring and total normal force components. Thus in the Hookean case, the tangential force between 2 particles grows according to a tangential spring and dash-pot model until Ft_spring/Fn = cof and is then held at Ft_spring = Fn*cof until the particles lose contact. In the Hertzian case and other non-linear cases, a similar analogy holds, though the spring is no longer linear.
The damping contribution is only added in time-steps where there is no slip, i.e. the Coulomb criterion is not met.
This model contributes to surface heating in the frame of surface sphere/heatable if the appropriate flag is activated (only available in the PREMIUM version).
Default:
heating_tangential_history = 'off'