Particle Concentration Field Research Articles

Semi-Lagrangian simulation of particle laden flows using an SPH framework

Particle–laden flows occur in many natural and industrial systems and simulating them can be particularly challenging. The coupling of smoothed particle hydrodynamics (SPH) with the discrete element method (DEM) can effectively simulate particle-laden multiphase fluid dynamical systems, due to the shared Lagrangian nature of both methods. However, this approach has some inherent shortcomings, including a prohibitively small time step when dealing with small particles. An alternative approach is to use an Eulerian-Eulerian reference frame, usually using finite element or finite volume discretisations. In this approach, momentum and continuity equations are solved for each discrete phase as well as the continuous phase, and particles are modelled by means of concentration and velocity fields. This approach can suffer from strong numerical diffusion in the advection of the concentrations when absolute velocities of the phases are high, whilst their relative velocities are small. This numerical diffusion can obscure important aspects of the behaviour as it can smooth out details, especially in the particle concentration fields. In order to mitigate the shortcomings of these existing techniques, we present a new SPH-based semi-Lagrangian framework for solving the momentum and continuity equations for all phases in particle-laden flows. In this framework, the discrete and continuous phases move relative to a reference frame that moves at a momentum-averaged velocity. By focusing on velocities relative to the reference frame our method substantially reduces numerical diffusion compared to traditional Eulerian-Eulerian approaches, at a lower computational cost compared to Lagrangian-Lagrangian approaches. The simulation approach is validated by means of comparisons to both computational and experimental results for a number of relevant systems including particle-liquid separation in an inclined channel, particle sedimentation in a liquid, and gas-particle fluidised beds. This new method is shown to compare very favourably in terms of both the accuracy of the results and the computational cost required to achieve them.

Experimental comparison of aerosol transmission in displacement ventilation and mixing ventilation in a meeting scenario

The performance of displacement ventilation (DV) and mixing ventilation (MV) in aerosol contamination control was compared. The considered contamination was an aerosol emitted from a person in meeting scenarios of two and four persons. The experiments were carried out in a full-scale room measuring 4.4 m × 5.2 m × 2.9 m. Particle counting was carried out at 41 measurement points in the room to assess the concentration field of particles in the room and in the inhalation zone. The influence of the supply airflow rate and the number of activated thermal mannequins on the contaminant removal effectiveness were examined. The main conclusion is that the DV system was superior to the MV system in reducing contamination. An enhanced contaminant removal effectiveness of displacement ventilation was observed for all supply air flow rates and increased with higher airflow rates. At lower airflow rates, contamination in the inhalation zone was reduced by 40% compared to mixing ventilation, while at higher flow rates, the reduction surpassed 50%. This study highlights the advantages of displacement ventilation in terms of contamination control, infection prevention and energy efficiency, emphasising the importance of ventilation system selection for indoor environments, particularly those where airborne transmission risks are prevalent.

P‐239: Late‐News Poster: Modeling Particle Deposition in Evaporating Colloidal Droplets

Inkjet printing is a cost‐effective method of particle deposition applicable, for example, in the manufacture of Quantum Dot (QD) color filters. However, it is a challenge to achieve uniform deposition of particles because evaporating colloidal dispersions are prone to the coffee‐ring effect.When the particle size is small, it is difficult to gauge directly by experiment how particles migrate during the evaporation process. Consequently, it is a challenge to optimize the process conditions to improve uniformity by experiment alone. To aid in this task, we have developed a simulator for colloidal droplet evaporation. Rather than use an effective particle concentration field as in previous works, motion of each individual particle is calculated by Stokesian Dynamics, with particle interactions governed by the DLVO theory. In order to facilitate the simulation of large collections of particles, GPU computing is applied to reduce the simulation time.A phase‐field approach is taken to capture the interface physics at the solvent‐air interface. Within a colloidal droplet we find that, by controlling the temperature, it is possible to promote Marangoni flow and, in turn, improve deposition uniformity. In future, we aim to use simulation to further optimize the process conditions, such as the chamber pressure and temperature, in order maximize uniformity.

Experimental Investigation on Thermal Stability of Dual Particle Magnetorheological Fluid and Performance

Magnetorheological fluid and their properties are essential in Magnetorheological applications. The present study aims to obtain the thermally stable carrier fluid for Magnetorheological damper application through thermogravimetric analyses of three base fluids for higher stability fluid to synthesize Magnetorheological fluid. Scanning electron microscopic images of particles were also tested for their morphology. Magnetorheological fluid samples with 10%, 15%, and 20% by volume were prepared in-house with a 3% calcium base additive (base fluid). Sedimentation and thermal conductivity studies reveal that increasing particle concentration increases the settling time and thermal conductivity. The flow properties show an increase in yield stress with an increase in particle concentration and magnetic fields. The application part of the fluid consists of Magnetorheological damper fabrication and dynamic testing of 20% volume concentration particles at 10 mm amplitude, 2 Hertz frequency, and 0 Ampere and 0.5 Ampere currents, and the temperature of the system is captured with a K-type thermocouple. The results show an 8.2 °C rise at 0.5 Ampere with a 26.2% force decrease within 1000 cycles. The theoretical model based on the lumped parameter analysis predicts the temperature rise, similar to the experimental analysis with a 9.5% error.

Numerical simulation on adsorbent injection system for mercury removal from coal-fired flue gas

Optimizing the injection system significantly reduces the cost of adsorbent injection technology for mercury removal from coal-fired flue gas. In this work, the effects of three common injection system layouts, namely single-sided four-way pipe (SFP), quadtree (QT), and long to short (L-S), on adsorbent particle concentration, mercury concentration, and mercury removal efficiency were systematically investigated by simulation calculation. It shows adsorbent coverage, and particle concentration standard deviation coefficient at the initial injection satisfies SFP > QT > L-S. The number of nozzle and injection directions affect the distribution of adsorbent particle concentration. The apparent mercury removal occurs within 2 s after adsorbent injection. The SFP arrangement has the best average coverage rate of adsorbent (86.86%), average standard deviation coefficient (2.40), and mercury removal efficiency (60.12%). The coupling degree between particle concentration and flue gas mercury concentration field is essential in determining mercury removal performance.

Dynamic Emissivity of Self-Assembled Magnetoresponsive Janus Particle Chain Suspensions

Suspensions of magnetoresponsive Janus colloids form chains and undergo alignment under the influence of a magnetic field. When the magnetic field is aligned with a light path, light transmission through the sample increases as compared to randomly or orthogonally oriented chains. This study investigates the emissivity response of this suspension as a function of particle concentration and magnetic field strength. A variation of the Beer–Lambert model and ray-tracing simulations capture the behavior of the experimentally measured difference in intensity between magnetically activated and nonactivated Brownian suspensions. Experiments demonstrate up to 25% contrast in transmission of visible light, which may be further optimized through materials selection. Similar experiments when these Janus particle chains are suspended in carbon tetrachloride demonstrate an emissivity variation in the near-infrared of ∼10%, again possibly optimized through further materials selection.

Interaction between two car models with application to pollutant dispersion

Nowadays, air quality monitoring is a major concern. Among pollutants, exhaust UltraFine Particles (UFP) have a harmful effect on health due to their small size and to their ability to penetrate the bloodstream, the respiratory system, the brain as well as the placental barrier. Out of the industrial emissions, road traffic is a major source of air pollution. UFP emitted from the cars can infiltrate the car cabin through leakages and ventilation system leading to poor air quality in the passenger compartment. Improving the knowledge regarding the dispersion of exhaust UFP in the wake of a car considering road traffic is then mandatory. In this paper, the dispersion of UFP is studied in the wake of a leading vehicle (LV) followed by a second one. Two rear slant angles (φ) for LV and 6 inter-vehicle distances are considered. Velocities and UFP concentrations are collected in a wind tunnel. The influence of the rear slant angle of the leading vehicle is discussed on both wake dynamics and concentration fields. The results indicate that a critical inter-vehicle distance can be identified above which the recirculation region remains unchanged. Considering the concentration fields, for a leading vehicle with φ=0°, the large recirculation region tends to entrap the particles and to homogenize the particle mixing. For φ=25°, the attachment of the flow in the rear slant angle has a strong impact on the particle dispersion. It leads to a small recirculation region, which entraps particles leading to a non-homogeneous mixing. The Particle Concentration fields in Number (PNC) reveal high levels in the exhaust tailpipe plane that can contribute to lower PNC levels in the car cabin. Comparisons with previous studies are discussed and possible recommendations are suggested.

The eventuality of diffusiophoresis and chemical reaction in a flow with variable fluid properties through an upright channel

AbstractThe quintessence of this article encompasses the effect of diffusiophoresis, chemical reaction, and varying viscosity as well as thermal conductivity on a fully developed dissipative flow through an upright channel. The fluid is electrically conducting undergoing mixed convection. The governing equations, after transfiguring into dimensionless formation, are solved through a numerical procedure for boundary value problems incorporating MATLAB solver. Imperative scrutiny is made to visualize associative impacts of flow parameters, namely, magnetic parameter, the Brinkmann number, the Schmidt number, variable viscosity parameter, variable thermal conductivity parameter, chemical reaction parameter, diffusiophoretic parameter, and particle diffusion parameter, on the flow. The velocity field, the temperature field, the solute concentration field, the particle concentration field, the skin friction, the Nusselt number, the Sherwood number, and the particle concentration gradient are assessed in view of alteration of the aforesaid parameters with the help of visual illustrations in graphical form and tabular form. Solute mass transposition and colloidal particle locomotion are the fresh inclusions to the scrutiny of upright channel flow in light of solving scheme of bvp4c. Chemical reaction engulfs both solute and particle concentration. Growing viscosity hinders the fluid velocity and heats up the flow encouraging interlayer friction.

Understanding of turbulence modulation and particle response in a particle-laden jet from direct numerical simulations

Abstract Point-particle direct numerical simulations have been employed to quantify the turbulence modulation and particle responses in a turbulent particle-laden jet in the two-way coupled regime with an inlet Reynolds number based on bulk velocity and jet diameter $({D_j})$ of ~10 000. The investigation focuses on three cases with inlet bulk Stokes numbers of 0.3, 1.4 and 11.2. Special care is taken to account for the particle–gas slip velocity and non-uniform particle concentrations at the nozzle outlet, enabling a reasonable prediction of particle velocity and concentration fields. Turbulence modulation is quantified by the variation of the gas-phase turbulent kinetic energy (TKE). The presence of the particle phase is found to damp the gas-phase TKE in the near-field region within $5{D_j}$ from the inlet but subsequently increases the TKE in the intermediate region of (5–20)Dj. An analysis of the gas-phase TKE transport equation reveals that the direct impact of the particle phase is to dissipate TKE via the particle-induced source term. However, the finite inertia of the particle phase affects the gas-phase velocity gradients, which indirectly affects the TKE production and dissipation, leading to the observed TKE attenuation and enhancement. Particle response to the gas-phase flow is quantified. Particles are found to exhibit notably stronger response to the gas-phase axial velocity than to the radial velocity. A new dimensionless figure is presented that collapses both the axial and radial components of the particle response as a function of the local Stokes number based on their respective integral length scales.

Characterization of particle-laden jet flows in inertia-dominated regime

Point-particle large eddy simulations are used to characterize a vertical particle-laden round jet in inertia-dominated regime. Both particle–fluid and particle–particle interactions are considered, and a stochastic approach is adopted to model wall roughness. We fix the Reynolds number in the turbulent regime and vary the Stokes number based on the pipe bulk parameters over two orders of magnitude between 10 and 1000. We find that the decay and spreading rates of particle concentration grow with Stokes number and wall roughness. The particle concentration field, however, reaches a self-similarity in the jet far field, where the radial profiles follow a Gaussian-like function. We identify a regime change in the particle velocity field, which is characterized by a local Stokes number (Stl) defined based on the centerline particle velocity and its half-width. For Stl≳20, referred to as unresponsive regime, particles accelerate within the near field but retain their momentum within the far field, where the radial particle velocity profiles follow a self-similar basic exponential function. For Stl≲10, referred to as responsive regime, particles retain their momentum within the near field but decelerate within the far field, where the radial profiles follow a self-similar Gaussian-like function. Transition from unresponsive to responsive regime occurs within the far field when Stl reduces from 20 towards 10.

Measurements of the Particle Concentration Fields in a Two-Phase Flow Past a Blunt Body

Measurements of the Particle Concentration Fields in a Two-Phase Flow Past a Blunt Body

Study on Self-Cleaning Time and Suspended Particle Distribution in Medical Clean Room

CFD numerical simulation of clean room in Class D medical factory was carried out and compared with the actual measurement to verify the feasibility of the simulation method. On this basis, four typical air flow organizations were simulated and compared by changing air change rate from two directions of self-cleaning time and suspended particle concentration field. According to the simulation results, in order to meet the self-cleaning time within 20 min, the best air change rate should be between 15/h and 25/h. Different air flow organizations have different self-cleaning capacity, and the value of air change rate can be relatively small in the form of single-side supply same-side down return. Different airflow organizations have different suspended particle distribution characteristics, and there are differences in the applicable scenarios, and the applicability of the top supply down return is the best.

Indoor air quality test and air distribution CFD simulation in hospital consulting room

Abstract Reasonable air distribution is crucial to improve the air quality in hospital consulting room. Different air distribution schemes have certain effects on indoor temperature field, air flow field and particle concentration field. Based on a large general hospital project, this paper makes a subjective questionnaire survey and field test on indoor air quality of hospital buildings. Field test parameters include temperature, indoor air velocity, humidity, carbon dioxide and total volatile organic compound concentration. The results of the questionnaire survey show that a small number of people are not satisfied with the air quality in the hospital consulting room, and the concentration of carbon dioxide in some areas is high, which affects human health. The geometric model is established according to the test data, and the numerical simulation is carried out by CFD software to study the effects of three different air distribution. The research results show that the air distribution form of up-supply and side-return is more suitable for hospital consulting room and the air quality is better.

Influencing factors in the simulation of airflow and particle transportation in aircraft cabins by CFD

To control the transport of particles such as the SARS-CoV-2 virus in airliner cabins, which is a significant concern for the flying public, effective ventilation systems are essential. Validated computational fluid dynamics (CFD) models are frequently and effectively used to investigate air distribution and contaminant transportation. The complex geometry and airflow characteristics in airliner cabins pose a challenge to numerical CFD validation. The objective of this investigation was to identify accurate and affordable validation processes for studying the airflow field and particulate contaminant distribution in airliner cabins during the design process for different ventilation systems. This study quantitatively evaluated the effects of ventilation system, turbulence model, particle simulation method, geometry simplification, and boundary condition assignment on airflow and particulate distributions in airliner cabins with either a mixing ventilation (MV) system or a displacement ventilation (DV) system calculated by CFD. The results showed that among four turbulence models, the standard k-ε, RNG k-ε, realizable k-ε and SST k-ω models, the prediction by the realizable k-ε model agreed most closely with the experimental data. Meanwhile, the steady Eulerian method provided a reasonable prediction of the particle concentration field with low computing cost. The computational domain should be simplified differently for the DV system and the MV system with consideration of the simulation accuracy and computing cost. For more accurate modeling results, the boundary conditions should be assigned in greater detail, taking into account the uniformity on the boundary.

Propagation of ultrasonic wave in magnetic Pickering emulsion under DC magnetic field

A Pickering emulsion is an emulsion stabilized by solid particles accumulated at the surface of droplets. It is also possible to create a stable Pickering emulsion stabilized by ferromagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles to make it susceptible to magnetic fields. This type of emulsion has received great research interest in recent years because it has generated and holds the promise of a variety of practical applications. One interesting application is magnetic separation in the gradient magnetic field. However, the real-time characterization of magnetic Pickering emulsions, especially under external stimuli such as magnetic fields, is generally challenging. We used a convenient method to control the properties of magnetic particle-stabilized emulsions via the ultrasound technique. In the experiments, we investigated the attenuation of ultrasound using ultrasonic spectroscopy as a function of the magnetic particle concentration and magnetic field intensity. The analysis of ultrasonic waves as a function of frequency provided information about the movement of magnetic Pickering droplets during magnetic separation. The results showed much weaker separation for a low magnetic particles concentration as the magnetic force was not sufficient to induce significant droplets movement, whereas for a high concentration the magnetic separation occurred very dynamically.

Determination of the formation model of the phase concentration field along the section of the turbulent flow of hydrotransport using information technologies

The problem of increasing the reliability and durability of hydrotransport facilities is one of the most important national economic tasks. The formation of the concentration field of the second dispersed phase, which is nonuniform over the cross section, is studied by the turbulent stationary motion of the mixture in a horizontal cylindrical pipe and the transporting ability of the flow is estimated. The article proposed a mathematical model and a method for calculating the concentration field of solid particles along the depth of the flow using information technologies, where the formation of the concentration field is first determined through the size of solid particles when a two-phase mixture moves in a horizontal cylindrical pipe. Also, in this model of mixture motion, the coefficient of the force of interaction between the phases is determined depending on the concentration distribution. The problem is solved by a numerical method using the integrated system for mathematical calculations MathCAD. Investigating the numerical results of the problem, the nature of the formation of the concentration field at various values of the saturation of the flow with solid particles and which makes it possible to estimate the size of these particles taking into account the turbulence of the flow. The implementation of the developed mathematical models and recommendations will make it possible to predict the transporting ability of a two-phase flow in pressure systems, and help to find solutions for spatial hydrotransportation and irrigation and drainage systems.

Simulation study on the relationship between catalyst particle concentration and flow field of a gas turbine

In this paper, the characteristics of the flow field in the gas turbine under different catalyst particle concentrations are simulated and analyzed by FLUENT software. The influences of catalyst particle concentration on the high-temperature smoke flow field, the movement track of catalyst particles and the erosion of the moving blade are studied in detail. The results show that the change of particle concentration has no obvious influence on the high temperature smoke flow field. The erosion wear of moving blade mainly occurs near the leading edge and trailing edge of the blade. The possibility of erosion wear at the leading edge is obviously greater than that at the trailing edge. The concentration of catalyst particles has a great influence on the erosion wear of moving blade. The erosion wear will be aggravated with the increase of catalyst particle concentration.

Dynamic characteristics of the volatile cloudy zone in a gas–solid fluidized bed with hydrocarbon liquid spray

AbstractIn a gas–solid fluidized bed with continuous hydrocarbon liquid spray, a volatile “cloudy zone” could be formed, defined as a dynamically steady liquid‐affected zone, including droplets, wet particles, and the gas which passes through the zone. A new flow pattern with the dynamic coexistence of cloudy zone and non‐cloudy zone (gas–solid zone), is accordingly established. The temperature, particle concentration, and particle velocity fields are measured in real‐time via infrared thermography and particle imaging velocimetry, respectively. Results show that the area and range of central position of the cloudy zone illustrate a heavier fluctuant trend with the increasing velocity of liquid spray, and the main frequency of area fluctuation is close to that of the bubble rising. Moreover, the particle concentration and particle velocity in the cloudy zone are lower than those in the non‐cloudy zone, breaking the conventional symmetrical distributions of hydrodynamic parameters of particles in a gas–solid fluidized bed.

Electrohydrodynamic assembly of colloidal particles on a drop interface.

A mathematical model to simulate the dynamics of colloidal particles on a drop interface in an applied electric field is presented. The model accounts for the electric field driven flow within the drop and suspending fluid, particle-particle electrostatic interaction, and the particle motion and rotation due to the induced flow and the applied electric field. The model predicts the formation of chains in the case of conducting particles or an undulating band around the equator in the case of dielectric particles. The model results are in agreement with recent experimental work. A study is presented on the impact of particle concentration and electric field strength on the collective motions of the particles. In the case of non-conducting particles, we find that in the presence of Quincke rotation, the amplitude of the undulations of the observed equatorial particle belt increases with particle concentration but decreases with electric field strength. We also show that the wavelength of the undulations appears independent of the applied field strength.

Life and death of inertial particle clusters in turbulence

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