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Powder Technology, Vol.315, 486-498, 2017
Particle sedimentation using hybrid Lattice Boltzmann-immersed boundary method scheme
Particle collisions play a critical role in determining the fluid-particle interaction. ThuS, particulate matters and their interaction within a flow need an accurate treatment through felicitous composite methods. Accordingly, we present a numerical simulation based on a combined Lattice Boltzmann Method (LBM), Immersed Boundary Method (IBM), and Hard Sphere Molecular Dynamics (HSMD) scheme, with applications. This simulation method aims to understand spherical point-particle sedimentation in an incompressible Newtonian fluid. A Stokes' drag model implements the hydrodynamic interaction using Ladd's LBM scheme and a momentum exchange based IBM. The HSMD evaluates the discrete particles' kinematics and trajectory. We simulate a 3D single particle settling case as a benchmark. The simulation result exhibits a close match between the terminal particle velocity and an analytical result; it reproduces the expected exponential behavior. Finally, a sedimentation case involving 7200 particles demonstrates the composite schemes' capability to solve the complex interactions. This article discusses the interesting observations and results. (C) 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Keywords:Point-particle;Particle collisions;Lattice Boltzmann Method;Immersed Boundary Method;Hard Sphere Molecular Dynamics