Davis, R.H. and Hill, N.A. (1992) Hydrodynamic diffusion of a sphere sedimenting through a dilute suspension of neutrally buoyant spheres. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 236, pp. 513-533. (doi: 10.1017/S0022112092001514)
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Abstract
The motion of a heavy sphere sedimenting through a dilute background suspension of neutrally buoyant spheres is analysed for small Reynolds number and large Péclet number. For this particular problem, it is possible not only to calculate the mean velocity of the heavy particle, but also the variance of the velocity and the coefficient of hydrodynamic diffusivity. Pairwise, hydrodynamic interactions between the heavy sphere and the background sphere are considered exactly using volume integrals and a trajectory analysis. Explicit formulae are given for the two limiting cases when the radius of the heavy sphere is much greater and much less than that of the background spheres, and numerical results are given for moderate size ratios. The mean velocity is relatively insensitive to the ratio of the radius of the background spheres to that of the heavy sphere, unless this ratio is very large, whereas the hydrodynamic diffusivity increases rapidly as the radius ratio is increased. The predictions are in reasonable agreement with the results of falling-ball rheometry experiments.
Item Type: | Articles |
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Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Hill, Professor Nicholas |
Authors: | Davis, R.H., and Hill, N.A. |
College/School: | College of Science and Engineering > School of Mathematics and Statistics > Mathematics |
Journal Name: | Journal of Fluid Mechanics |
Journal Abbr.: | J. Fluid Mech. |
Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
ISSN: | 0022-1120 |
ISSN (Online): | 1469-7645 |
Copyright Holders: | Copyright © 1992 Cambridge University Press |
First Published: | First published in Journal of Fluid Mechanics 236:513-533 |
Publisher Policy: | Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher |
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