Infiltration and resuspension of dilute particle suspensions in micro cavity flow
Infiltration and resuspension of dilute particle suspensions in micro cavity flow
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DOI:
10.1016/j.powtec.2021.09.066
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发表时间:
2022-01
影响因子:
5.2
通讯作者:
Wenwei Liu;Chaomei Zheng;Chuan-Yu Wu
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作者:
Wenwei Liu;Chaomei Zheng;Chuan-Yu Wu
Sedimentation of particle suspensions in a channel flow into a cavity is analysed numerically using a lattice Boltzmann method coupled with a discrete element method. The work focuses on the entrapment of particles inside a confined cavity and the particle dynamics after entrapment. A close examination of the particle motions reveals three distinct dynamic behaviours: i) resuspension, ii) circulation in the central vortex and iii) deposition to the rear edge of the cavity. The effects of fluid inertia, particle density and cavity size on the infiltration and resuspension behaviours are systematically investigated. The results show that decreasing the Reynolds number, and increasing the length and depth of the cavity all lead to an increase in the trap efficiency. Three distinctive regimes with respect to the trap efficiency were then identified by deriving an empirical dimensionless trap numberTp: a resuspension regime whenTp< 1, a continuous circulating regime when 1 ≤Tp≤ 2.5, and a fully trapped regime whenTp> 2.5.