Emergent clogging of continuum particle suspensions in constricted channels
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| author | Herale, Anushka Pearce, Philip Hewitt, Duncan |
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| contents | Particle suspensions in confined geometries can become clogged, which can have a catastrophic effect on function in biological and industrial systems. Here, we investigate the macroscopic dynamics of suspensions in constricted geometries. We develop a minimal continuum two-phase model that allows for variation in particle volume fraction. The model comprises a ``wet solid'' phase with material properties dependent on the particle volume fraction, and a seepage Darcy flow of fluid through the particles. We find that spatially varying geometry (or material properties) can induce emergent heterogeneity in the particle fraction and trigger the abrupt transition to a high-particle-fraction ``clogged'' state. |
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| spellingShingle | Emergent clogging of continuum particle suspensions in constricted channels Herale, Anushka Pearce, Philip Hewitt, Duncan Fluid Dynamics Soft Condensed Matter Particle suspensions in confined geometries can become clogged, which can have a catastrophic effect on function in biological and industrial systems. Here, we investigate the macroscopic dynamics of suspensions in constricted geometries. We develop a minimal continuum two-phase model that allows for variation in particle volume fraction. The model comprises a ``wet solid'' phase with material properties dependent on the particle volume fraction, and a seepage Darcy flow of fluid through the particles. We find that spatially varying geometry (or material properties) can induce emergent heterogeneity in the particle fraction and trigger the abrupt transition to a high-particle-fraction ``clogged'' state. |
| title | Emergent clogging of continuum particle suspensions in constricted channels |
| topic | Fluid Dynamics Soft Condensed Matter |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2502.02396 |