Abstract
Drag coefficients of irregularly shaped particles, constructed from spheres, were measured in lattice-Boltzmann simulations and compared to literature data. The agreement is very well. The distance between the spheres was increased to study the influence of inter-particle distance on the drag force in clusters. The drag coefficient of the clusters was found to increase with inter-particle distance. The drag force on an individual particle in a cluster is lower when that particle is shielded from the flow by other particles.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 966-970 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Computers and fluids |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue number | 8-9 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2006 |
Keywords
- METIS-236169
- IR-54575