Single curved fiber sedimentation under gravity

Xiaoying Rong; Dewei Qi; Guowei He; Jun Yong Zhu; C Tim Scott

doi:10.1016/j.camwa.2007.08.014

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Single curved fiber sedimentation under gravity

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Authors:

Xiaoying Rong, Dewei Qi, Guowei He, Jun Yong Zhu, C Tim Scott

Year:

2008

Type:

Miscellaneous Publication

Station:

Forest Products Laboratory

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.camwa.2007.08.014

Source:

Computers and mathematics with applications. Vol. 55 (2008): Pages 1560-1567.

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Abstract

Dynamics of single curved fiber sedimentation under gravity are simulated by using the lattice Boltzmann method. The results of migration and rotation of the curved fiber at different Reynolds numbers are reported. The results show that the rotation and migration processes are sensitive to the curvature of the fiber.

Keywords

Lattice Boltzmann simulation, fiber suspensions, curved fibers, curvature, Reynolds number, flocculation, papermaking, particles, dispersion, fiber properties, particle shape, fiber curvature, sedimentation analysis, flexibility, Boltzmann method

Citation

Rong, Xiaoying; Qi, Dewei; He, Guowei; Zhu, Jun Yong; Scott, Tim. 2008. Single curved fiber sedimentation under gravity. Computers and mathematics with applications. Vol. 55 (2008): Pages 1560-1567.