Fluid Dynamics and Passive Scalar Transport Driven by Non-Uniform Tumbling of a Prolate Spheroid in Simple Shear Flow

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Autori principali: Wang, Yanxing, Wan, Hui, Wei, Tie, Shu, Fangjun
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author Wang, Yanxing
Wan, Hui
Wei, Tie
Shu, Fangjun
author_facet Wang, Yanxing
Wan, Hui
Wei, Tie
Shu, Fangjun
contents Using high-fidelity numerical simulations based on a lattice Boltzmann framework, the advection-enhanced transport of a passive scalar from a prolate spheroid in simple shear flow has been thoroughly investigated across various parameters, including the spheroid's aspect ratio, particle-to-fluid density ratio, Reynolds number, and Schmidt number. The Reynolds number is constrained to the range from 0 to 1, where the prolate spheroid tumbles around its minor axis, aligned with the vorticity axis, in an equilibrium state. Several key findings have emerged: 1) Particle inertia significantly influences the uniformity of the spheroid's tumbling, affecting flow patterns around the spheroid and, consequently, the modes of scalar transport; 2) Both uniform and non-uniform tumbling generate a scalar line in the fluid with elevated scalar concentration, which sweeps through the wake region and merges with clusters of previously formed scalar lines; 3) Fluid passing over the spheroid carries the passive scalar downstream along these scalar lines; 4) Variations in the uniformity of spheroid tumbling result in distinct flow patterns and scalar transport modes, leading to different transport rates; 5) Within the studied parameter ranges, increased particle inertia enhances the scalar transport rate; 6) When both fluid and particle inertia are minimal, the dimensionless scalar transport rate for different aspect ratios converges to a common dependence on the Peclet number. These phenomena are analyzed in detail.
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spellingShingle Fluid Dynamics and Passive Scalar Transport Driven by Non-Uniform Tumbling of a Prolate Spheroid in Simple Shear Flow
Wang, Yanxing
Wan, Hui
Wei, Tie
Shu, Fangjun
Fluid Dynamics
Using high-fidelity numerical simulations based on a lattice Boltzmann framework, the advection-enhanced transport of a passive scalar from a prolate spheroid in simple shear flow has been thoroughly investigated across various parameters, including the spheroid's aspect ratio, particle-to-fluid density ratio, Reynolds number, and Schmidt number. The Reynolds number is constrained to the range from 0 to 1, where the prolate spheroid tumbles around its minor axis, aligned with the vorticity axis, in an equilibrium state. Several key findings have emerged: 1) Particle inertia significantly influences the uniformity of the spheroid's tumbling, affecting flow patterns around the spheroid and, consequently, the modes of scalar transport; 2) Both uniform and non-uniform tumbling generate a scalar line in the fluid with elevated scalar concentration, which sweeps through the wake region and merges with clusters of previously formed scalar lines; 3) Fluid passing over the spheroid carries the passive scalar downstream along these scalar lines; 4) Variations in the uniformity of spheroid tumbling result in distinct flow patterns and scalar transport modes, leading to different transport rates; 5) Within the studied parameter ranges, increased particle inertia enhances the scalar transport rate; 6) When both fluid and particle inertia are minimal, the dimensionless scalar transport rate for different aspect ratios converges to a common dependence on the Peclet number. These phenomena are analyzed in detail.
title Fluid Dynamics and Passive Scalar Transport Driven by Non-Uniform Tumbling of a Prolate Spheroid in Simple Shear Flow
topic Fluid Dynamics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2410.12152