Simulation of interaction between a freely moving solid particle and a freely moving liquid droplet by lattice Boltzmann method Articles uri icon

authors

  • YANG, BO
  • CHEN, SHENG

publication date

  • December 2018

start page

  • 474

end page

  • 484

volume

  • 127

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

  • 0017-9310

Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)

  • 1879-2189

abstract

  • Solid particles and liquid droplets widely coexist in many industrial processes. Particle-droplet interactions critically influence the dynamics of those processes. In this study, the interactions between a freely moving solid particle and a freely moving liquid droplet are numerically investigated using the lattice Boltzmann method. Until now the open literature on such topic is quite sparse. Through the present numerical investigation, two regimes to classify the interactions between a freely moving solid particle and a freely moving liquid droplet are proposed. In addition, it is found that the particle-to-droplet size ratio and particle's wettability play critical roles in such interactions. (C) 2018 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

keywords

  • particle-droplet interaction; collision; agglomeration; separation; lattice boltzmann method