@Article{fdmp.2011.007.341,
AUTHOR = {J.J.  Derksen, D.  Eskin},
TITLE = {Flow-Induced Forces in Agglomerates},
JOURNAL = {Fluid Dynamics \& Materials Processing},
VOLUME = {7},
YEAR = {2011},
NUMBER = {4},
PAGES = {341--356},
URL = {http://www.techscience.com/fdmp/v7n4/24542},
ISSN = {1555-2578},
ABSTRACT = {Direct simulations of laminar solid-liquid flow in micro-channels with full resolution of the solid-liquid interfaces have been performed. The solids phase consists of simple agglomerates, assembled of monosized, spherical particles. The flow of the interstitial liquid is solved with the lattice-Boltzmann method. Solids and fluid dynamics are two-way coupled. The simulations keep track of the flow-induced forces in the agglomerates. The effects of agglomerate type (doublets, triplets, and quadruplets), solids loading, and channel geometry on (the statistics of the) flow and collision-induced forces have been investigated. By comparing these forces with agglomerate strength, we would be able to assess the potential of micro-channels as agglomerate breakage devices.},
DOI = {10.3970/fdmp.2011.007.341}
}