Publication detail

Mass distribution impacts on particle translation and orientation dynamics in dilute flows

WEDEL, J. STEINMANN, PPRINZ, F. LÍZAL, F. HRIBERŠEK M. RAVNIK J.

English title

Mass distribution impacts on particle translation and orientation dynamics in dilute flows

Type

journal article in Web of Science

Language

en

Original abstract

We present a novel model for tracking particles (based on Lagrangian particle tracking) with inhomogeneous mass distribution. Without loss of generality, the presented approach captures inhomogeneity by assuming an offset spherical inclusion in an elongated ellipsoidal particle matrix. The model is first validated on simplified flow configurations such as particles settling in vacuum or air as well as suspended in simple shear and laminar pipe flow, where we achieved an excellent agreement with the available reference results. Furthermore, we investigate the impact of the inclusion parameters on the particle motion. Finally, the deposition of inhomogeneous particles in a simplified bifurcation is analyzed. We conclude that the consideration of inhomogeneity significantly alters the translational and orientational dynamics of the particles. Consequently, we advocate for the consideration of more realistic mass distributions to increase the accuracy of modeling and predicting the motion of inhomogeneous particles in flows for real-world applications.

English abstract

We present a novel model for tracking particles (based on Lagrangian particle tracking) with inhomogeneous mass distribution. Without loss of generality, the presented approach captures inhomogeneity by assuming an offset spherical inclusion in an elongated ellipsoidal particle matrix. The model is first validated on simplified flow configurations such as particles settling in vacuum or air as well as suspended in simple shear and laminar pipe flow, where we achieved an excellent agreement with the available reference results. Furthermore, we investigate the impact of the inclusion parameters on the particle motion. Finally, the deposition of inhomogeneous particles in a simplified bifurcation is analyzed. We conclude that the consideration of inhomogeneity significantly alters the translational and orientational dynamics of the particles. Consequently, we advocate for the consideration of more realistic mass distributions to increase the accuracy of modeling and predicting the motion of inhomogeneous particles in flows for real-world applications.

Keywords in English

Inhomogeneous particles; Spherical inclusion; Lagrangian particle tracking; Particle deposition

Released

28.02.2025

Publisher

ELSEVIER

Location

AMSTERDAM

ISSN

0032-5910

Volume

452

Number

20250228

Pages from–to

1–18

Pages count

18

BIBTEX


@article{BUT193811,
  author="Jana {Wedel} and František {Prinz} and František {Lízal},
  title="Mass distribution impacts on particle translation and orientation dynamics in dilute flows",
  year="2025",
  volume="452",
  number="20250228",
  month="February",
  pages="1--18",
  publisher="ELSEVIER",
  address="AMSTERDAM",
  issn="0032-5910"
}