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# Import the library(s)
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from visual import *
from random import uniform
from visual.graph import *

##########################################
# Variables
##########################################
no_particles=80
maxV=400
side = 5.0
ballradius=0.4
thk = 0.3
acceleration=vector(0,-9.8,0)
molecularmass=1e20 * 1.7e-27 #kg
Pressure=2.5 #kgm-2

ltriang=fromfunction(lambda i,j: less_equal(j,i),[no_particles,no_particles])



##########################################
# Create Wall(s)
##########################################
maxpos=side-.5*thk-ballradius
D2=(2*ballradius)**2
s2 = 2*side + thk
s3 = 2*side - thk


wallR = box (pos=( side, side/2, 0), length=thk, height=s2+2*side, width=s3, color = color.red)
wallL = box (pos=(-side, side/2, 0), length=thk, height=s2+2*side, width=s3, color = color.red)
wallB = box (pos=(0, -side, 0), length=s3, height=thk, width=s3, color = color.blue)
wallT = box (pos=(0, side, 0), length=s3, height=thk, width=s3, color = color.blue)
wallBK = box(pos=(0, side/2, -side), length=s3+2*thk, height=s2+2*side, width=thk, color = (0.7,0.7,0.7))

wallT.mass=Pressure/(s2**2)
wallT.velocity=0

##########################################
# Create Ball(s)
##########################################
balls=[]
plist=[]
poslist=[]
hlist=[]
for i in arange(no_particles):
    ball = sphere(color = color.green, radius=ballradius)
    p=[maxV*uniform(-1,1),maxV*uniform(-1,1),maxV*uniform(-1,1)]
    plist.append(p)
    position=[maxpos*uniform(-1,1),maxpos*uniform(-1,1),maxpos*uniform(-1,1)]
    poslist.append(position)
    ball.pos=vector(position)
    balls.append(ball)

varray=array(plist)
posarray=array(poslist)


##########################################
# Time loop for moving Ball(s)
###########################################
dt = ballradius/maxV /2.

while(1):
    rate(1000)
    posarray=posarray+varray*dt
    wallT.y=wallT.y+wallT.velocity*dt
    maxheight=wallT.y-0.5*thk-ballradius
    maxarray=array([maxpos,maxheight,maxpos])
    varray=varray+acceleration*dt
    wallT.velocity=0.999*wallT.velocity+acceleration[1]*dt

    hit=greater(posarray[:,1],maxheight)
    hitlist=sort(nonzero(hit))
    for i in hitlist:
        wallT.velocity=wallT.velocity+2*varray[i,1]*molecularmass/wallT.mass


    putmask(varray,greater(posarray,maxarray),-varray)
    putmask(posarray,greater(posarray,maxarray),2*maxarray-posarray)
    putmask(varray,less_equal(posarray,-maxpos),-varray)
    putmask(posarray,less_equal(posarray,-maxpos),-2*maxpos-posarray)

    separation=posarray-posarray[:,NewAxis]
    sepmag2=add.reduce(separation*separation,-1)
    putmask(sepmag2,ltriang,4*D2)
    hit=less_equal(sepmag2,D2)
    hitlist=sort(nonzero(hit.flat))

    for ij in hitlist:
        i, j = divmod(ij,no_particles)
        sepmag=sqrt(sepmag2[i,j])
        direction=separation[i,j]/sepmag
        pi=dot(varray[i],direction)
        pj=dot(varray[j],direction)
        exchange=pj-pi
        varray[i]=varray[i]+exchange*direction
        varray[j]=varray[j]-exchange*direction

        overlap=2*ballradius-sepmag
        posarray[i]=posarray[i]-overlap*direction
        posarray[j]=posarray[j]+overlap*direction

    for i in arange(len(balls)):
        balls[i].pos=posarray[i]