Revisiting Johnson and Jackson boundary conditions for granular flows

In this article, we revisit Johnson and Jackson boundary conditions for granular flows. The oblique collision between a particle and a flat wall is analyzed by adopting the classic rigid‐body theory and a more realistic semianalytical model. Based on the kinetic granular theory, the input parameter for the partial‐slip boundary conditions, specularity coefficient, which is not measurable in experiments, is then interpreted as a function of the particle‐wall restitution coefficient, the frictional coefficient, and the normalized slip velocity at the wall. An analytical expression for the specularity coefficient is suggested for a flat, frictional surface with a low frictional coefficient. The procedure for determining the specularity coefficient for a more general problem is outlined, and a working approximation is provided. Published 2011 American Institute of Chemical Engineers, 2012