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Particle migration in planar die-swell flows

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 July 2017

Ivan R. Siqueira  and
Márcio S. Carvalho Open the ORCID record for Márcio S. Carvalho [Opens in a new window]
Ivan R. Siqueira
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Department of Mechanical Engineering, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ 22451-900, Brazil
Márcio S. Carvalho*
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ 22451-900, Brazil
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†Email address for correspondence: [email protected]
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Abstract

We present a numerical study on particle migration in a planar extrudate flow of suspensions of non-Brownian hard spheres. The suspension is described as a Newtonian liquid with a concentration-dependent viscosity, and shear-induced particle migration is modelled according to the diffusive flux model. The fully coupled set of nonlinear differential equations governing the flow is solved with a stabilized finite element method together with the elliptic mesh generation method to compute the position of the free surface. We show that shear-induced particle migration inside the channel leads to a highly non-uniform particle concentration distribution under the free surface. It is found that particle migration dramatically changes the shape of the free surface when the suspension is compared to a Newtonian liquid with the same bulk properties. Remarkably, we observed extrudate expansion in the Newtonian and dilute suspension flows; in turn, at high concentrations, a die contraction appears. The model does not account for normal stress differences, and this result is a direct consequence of variations in the flow stress field caused by shear-induced particle migration.

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Interfacial Flows (free surface): Capillary flows Multiphase and Particle-laden Flows: Particle/fluid flow Complex Fluids: Suspensions
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Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 825 , 25 August 2017 , pp. 49 - 68
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