Open AccessThe lattice Boltzmann simulation of suspended particle movement in a tapered tube
Author(s) -
Xue Ze,
Shi Juan,
Wang Li-Long,
Zhou Jin-Yang,
Tan Hui-Li,
Huabing Li
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
wuli xuebao
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.199
H-Index - 47
ISSN - 1000-3290
DOI - 10.7498/aps.62.084702
Subject(s) - lattice boltzmann methods , mechanics , physics , momentum (technical analysis) , classical mechanics , economics , finance
Based on the lattice Boltzmann method, the motion of single suspended particle in tapered tube is simulated numerically. The distributions of velocity and pressure in the flow field are obtained. The hydrodynamic force on the particle boundary is evaluated by conventional momentum exchange method (CME), lattice-type-dependent momentum-exchange method (LME) and stress tensor integral method (STI) separately. The variations of velocity and the trajectory of the particle which starts at different places are analyzed, the results evaluated by LME are in excellent agreement with those by STI and the results evaluated by CME are slightly different from those by the former two methods.