Title :
Sedimentation of non-spherical particles
Author :
Ilic, Vojislav ; Vincent, Jonathan
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Mechatronic, Comput. & Electr. Eng., Univ. of Western Sydney, Kingswood, NSW, Australia
Abstract :
Sedimentation rates of settling of single non-spherical particles within a bounded Newtonian fluid were experimentally determined as well as modelled numerically using a fully 3D boundary element method. The numerical study was then extended to the case of the unbounded fluid. Results give confidence as to the utility of the BEM as a modelling technique for sedimentation of single particles at small Reynolds numbers
Keywords :
boundary-elements methods; sedimentation; two-phase flow; bounded Newtonian fluid; fully 3D boundary element method; numerical modelling; sedimentation rates; settling; single nonspherical particles; unbounded fluid; Australia; Boundary element methods; Fluid dynamics; Geology; Hydrodynamics; Integral equations; Mechatronics; Numerical models; Shape; Tensile stress;
Conference_Titel :
Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, 1998. 1998 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4778-1
DOI :
10.1109/ICSMC.1998.726490
