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Direct Numerical Simulation of Multiple Particles Sedimentation at an Intermediate Reynolds Number

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 June 2015

Deming Nie,
Jianzhong Lin and
Mengjiao Zheng
Deming Nie*
Affiliation:
Institute of Fluid Mechanics, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou, 310018, China
Jianzhong Lin*
Affiliation:
Institute of Fluid Mechanics, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou, 310018, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Fluid Power Transmission and Control, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
Mengjiao Zheng*
Affiliation:
Institute of Fluid Mechanics, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou, 310018, China
*
Email:nieinhz@cjlu.edu.cn
Corresponding author.Email:mecjzlin@public.zju.edu.cn
Email:dreambanana@163.com
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Abstract

In this work the previously developed Lattice Boltzmann-Direct Forcing/ Fictitious Domain (LB-DF/FD) method is adopted to simulate the sedimentation of eight circular particles under gravity at an intermediate Reynolds number of about 248. The particle clustering and the resulting Drafting-Kissing-Tumbling (DKT) motion which takes place for the first time are explored. The effects of initial particle-particle gap on the DKT motion are found significant. In addition, the trajectories of particles are presented under different initial particle-particle gaps, which display totally three kinds of falling patterns provided that no DKT motion takes place, i.e. the concave-down shape, the shape of letter “M” and “in-line” shape. Furthermore, the lateral and vertical hydrodynamic forces on the particles are investigated. It has been found that the value of Strouhal number for all particles is the same which is about 0.157 when initial particle-particle gap is relatively large. The wall effects on falling patterns and particle expansions are examined in the final.

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76T2076-0276M2847.11.-j47.57.ef47.57.E-47.55.-tLattice Boltzmann methodsedimentationfictitious domainfalling pattern

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Communications in Computational Physics , Volume 16 , Issue 3 , September 2014, pp. 675 - 698
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Copyright © Global Science Press Limited 2014

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