Deviations from spherical shape decrease the growth velocity in granular aggregate collisions – a granular mechanics study
Published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society • May 5, 2023
Authors:,
Rahul Bandyopadhyay
Herbert M. Urbassek
Abstract
ABSTRACT We used granular mechanics simulations to study collisions between spherical aggregates and axisymmetric ellipsoidal aggregates of equal mass. Non-spherical aggregates may be generated, for example, as the result of previous aggregate collisions, either from the merging of aggregates or fro...