Concentration Matters: Enhancing Particle Settling in Narrow Tilted Channels
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| author | Kundu, Dipankar Usabiaga, Florencio Balboa Vázquez-Quesada, Adolfo Ellero, Marco |
| author_facet | Kundu, Dipankar Usabiaga, Florencio Balboa Vázquez-Quesada, Adolfo Ellero, Marco |
| contents | Particles are known to sediment faster in containers with tilted walls than in vertical ones, a phenomenon known as the Boycott effect. In this work, we investigate how the tilt angle influences sedimentation in narrow channels across different particle volume fractions. Using particle-resolved computational fluid dynamics simulations, we reveal that there exists a concentration-dependent optimal tilt angle that maximizes sedimentation rates. Furthermore, at large tilt angles, the flow profiles across the channel deviate from the classical parabolic shape. We show that these non-parabolic profiles can be accurately captured by a one-dimensional Brinkman model, providing a predictive framework for understanding and tuning sedimentation in tilted geometries. Our findings demonstrate the potential to control and optimize particle settling by adjusting the channel tilt according to particle concentration, opening new possibilities for design in industrial and laboratory processes. |
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| spellingShingle | Concentration Matters: Enhancing Particle Settling in Narrow Tilted Channels Kundu, Dipankar Usabiaga, Florencio Balboa Vázquez-Quesada, Adolfo Ellero, Marco Fluid Dynamics Soft Condensed Matter Particles are known to sediment faster in containers with tilted walls than in vertical ones, a phenomenon known as the Boycott effect. In this work, we investigate how the tilt angle influences sedimentation in narrow channels across different particle volume fractions. Using particle-resolved computational fluid dynamics simulations, we reveal that there exists a concentration-dependent optimal tilt angle that maximizes sedimentation rates. Furthermore, at large tilt angles, the flow profiles across the channel deviate from the classical parabolic shape. We show that these non-parabolic profiles can be accurately captured by a one-dimensional Brinkman model, providing a predictive framework for understanding and tuning sedimentation in tilted geometries. Our findings demonstrate the potential to control and optimize particle settling by adjusting the channel tilt according to particle concentration, opening new possibilities for design in industrial and laboratory processes. |
| title | Concentration Matters: Enhancing Particle Settling in Narrow Tilted Channels |
| topic | Fluid Dynamics Soft Condensed Matter |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.06539 |