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Hydrodynamic diffusion of suspended particles: a symposium

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 April 2006

Robert H. Davis
Robert H. Davis
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University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309-0424, USA
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Abstract

Hydrodynamic diffusion refers to the fluctuating motion of non-Brownian particles (or droplets or bubbles) in a dispersion, which occurs due to multiparticle interactions. For example, in a concentrated sheared suspension, particles do not move along streamlines but instead exhibit fluctuating motions as they tumble around each other (figure 1a). This leads to a net migration of particles down gradients in particle concentration and in shear rate, due to the higher frequency of encounters of a test particle with other particles on the side of the test particle which has higher concentration or shear rate. As another example, suspended particles subject to sedimentation or fluidization do not generally move relative to the fluid with a constant velocity, but instead experience diffusion-like fluctuations in velocity due to interactions with neighbouring particles and the resulting variation in the microstructure or configuration of the suspended particles (figure 1b). In flowing granular materials, the particles interact through direct collisions or contacts; these collisions also cause the particles to undergo fluctuating motions characteristic of diffusion processes. Although the existence and importance of hydrodynamic diffusion of particles have been embraced only in the past several years, the subject has already captured the attention of a growing number of researchers in several diverse fields (e.g. suspension mechanics, fluidization, materials processing, and granular flows).

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Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 310 , 10 March 1996 , pp. 325 - 335
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© 1996 Cambridge University Press

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