Granular segregation across flow geometries: a closure model for the particle segregation velocity

Fuente: arXiv
Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Duan, Yifei, Jing, Lu, Umbanhowar, Paul B., Ottino, Julio M., Lueptow, Richard M.
Format: Preprint
Published: 2024
Subjects:
Online Access:
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1866909859074539520
author Duan, Yifei
Jing, Lu
Umbanhowar, Paul B.
Ottino, Julio M.
Lueptow, Richard M.
author_facet Duan, Yifei
Jing, Lu
Umbanhowar, Paul B.
Ottino, Julio M.
Lueptow, Richard M.
contents Predicting particle segregation has remained challenging due to the lack of a general model for the segregation velocity that is applicable across a range of granular flow geometries. Here, a segregation velocity model for dense granular flows is developed by exploiting momentum balance and recent advances in particle-scale modelling of the segregation driving and drag forces over a wide range of particle concentrations, size and density ratios, and flow conditions. This model is shown to correctly predict particle segregation velocity in a diverse set of idealized and natural granular flow geometries simulated using the discrete element method. When incorporated in the well-established advection-diffusion-segregation formulation, the model has the potential to accurately capture segregation phenomena in many relevant industrial application and geophysical settings.
format Preprint
id arxiv_https___arxiv_org_abs_2410_08350
institution arXiv
publishDate 2024
record_format arxiv
spellingShingle Granular segregation across flow geometries: a closure model for the particle segregation velocity
Duan, Yifei
Jing, Lu
Umbanhowar, Paul B.
Ottino, Julio M.
Lueptow, Richard M.
Soft Condensed Matter
Predicting particle segregation has remained challenging due to the lack of a general model for the segregation velocity that is applicable across a range of granular flow geometries. Here, a segregation velocity model for dense granular flows is developed by exploiting momentum balance and recent advances in particle-scale modelling of the segregation driving and drag forces over a wide range of particle concentrations, size and density ratios, and flow conditions. This model is shown to correctly predict particle segregation velocity in a diverse set of idealized and natural granular flow geometries simulated using the discrete element method. When incorporated in the well-established advection-diffusion-segregation formulation, the model has the potential to accurately capture segregation phenomena in many relevant industrial application and geophysical settings.
title Granular segregation across flow geometries: a closure model for the particle segregation velocity
topic Soft Condensed Matter
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2410.08350