Particle interactions in slow viscous flow

Yao Xin, Wong Teck Neng, Marcos

 

The motion of viscous flow containing spherical particles is widespread in a broad range of fields, with industrial and environmental applications such as fluidization and filtration. The major challenges in the elucidation of the hydrodynamic behavior of these systems are particle interactions, which can facilitate analysis of the aggregation and collision of particles. More specifically, fundamental knowledge of these mechanisms provides significant insight into modelling heat and mass transfer processes of particles. We proceed to investigate it theoretically, together with the experiment for validation.

 

Tags: Particle, Slow viscous flow