Role of the constriction angle on the clogging by bridging of suspensions of particles

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Hauptverfasser: Vani, Nathan, Escudier, Sacha, Jeong, Deok-Hoon, Sauret, Alban
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author Vani, Nathan
Escudier, Sacha
Jeong, Deok-Hoon
Sauret, Alban
author_facet Vani, Nathan
Escudier, Sacha
Jeong, Deok-Hoon
Sauret, Alban
contents Confined flows of particles can lead to clogging, and therefore failure, of various fluidic systems across many applications. As a result, design guidelines need to be developed to ensure that clogging is prevented or at least delayed. In this Letter, we investigate the influence of the angle of reduction in the cross-section of the channel on the bridging of semi-dilute and dense non-Brownian suspensions of spherical particles. We observe a decrease of the clogging probability with the reduction of the constriction angle. This effect is more pronounced for dense suspensions close to the maximum packing fraction where particles are in contact in contrast to semi-dilute suspensions. We rationalize this difference in terms of arch selection. We describe the role of the constriction angle and the flow profile, providing insights into the distinct behavior of semi-dilute and dense suspensions.
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spellingShingle Role of the constriction angle on the clogging by bridging of suspensions of particles
Vani, Nathan
Escudier, Sacha
Jeong, Deok-Hoon
Sauret, Alban
Soft Condensed Matter
Confined flows of particles can lead to clogging, and therefore failure, of various fluidic systems across many applications. As a result, design guidelines need to be developed to ensure that clogging is prevented or at least delayed. In this Letter, we investigate the influence of the angle of reduction in the cross-section of the channel on the bridging of semi-dilute and dense non-Brownian suspensions of spherical particles. We observe a decrease of the clogging probability with the reduction of the constriction angle. This effect is more pronounced for dense suspensions close to the maximum packing fraction where particles are in contact in contrast to semi-dilute suspensions. We rationalize this difference in terms of arch selection. We describe the role of the constriction angle and the flow profile, providing insights into the distinct behavior of semi-dilute and dense suspensions.
title Role of the constriction angle on the clogging by bridging of suspensions of particles
topic Soft Condensed Matter
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2405.02505