import numpy as np def grid_of_random_velocity_particles(width, radius, u_scale): np_position = np.ndarray((width**2, 2)) np_velocity = np.ndarray((width**2, 2)) grid = np.meshgrid(np.linspace(2*radius, 1-2*radius, width), np.linspace(2*radius, 1-2*radius, width)) np_position[:,0] = grid[0].flatten() np_position[:,1] = grid[1].flatten() np_velocity[:,0] = u_scale*(-0.5 + np.random.random_sample((width**2,))) np_velocity[:,1] = u_scale*(-0.5 + np.random.random_sample((width**2,))) return (np_position, np_velocity)