中国物理B ›› 2012, Vol. 21 ›› Issue (5): 54702-054702.doi: 10.1088/1674-1056/21/5/054702

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Coupling effect of Brownian motion and laminar shear flow on colloid coagulation:a Brownian dynamics simulation study

徐升华1 2,孙祉伟1 2,李旭1 2,Tong Wang3   

  1. a. Key Laboratory of Microgravity Institute of Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China;
    b. National Microgravity Laboratory, Institute of Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China;
    c. Department of Physics, Southern University and A&M College, Baton Rouge, LA 70813, USA
  • 收稿日期:2011-10-12 修回日期:2012-04-27 出版日期:2012-04-01 发布日期:2012-04-01
  • 基金资助:
    Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 10972217, 10932012 and 11032011) and the Knowledge Innovation Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (Grant No. KJCX2-YW-L08).

Coupling effect of Brownian motion and laminar shear flow on colloid coagulation:a Brownian dynamics simulation study

Xu Sheng-Hua(徐升华)a)b), Sun Zhi-Wei(孙祉伟)a)b), Li Xu(李旭)a)b), and Jin Tong Wangc)   

  1. a. Key Laboratory of Microgravity Institute of Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China;
    b. National Microgravity Laboratory, Institute of Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China;
    c. Department of Physics, Southern University and A&M College, Baton Rouge, LA 70813, USA
  • Received:2011-10-12 Revised:2012-04-27 Online:2012-04-01 Published:2012-04-01
  • Supported by:
    Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 10972217, 10932012 and 11032011) and the Knowledge Innovation Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (Grant No. KJCX2-YW-L08).

摘要: Simultaneous orthokinetic and perikinetic coagulations (SOPCs) are studied for small and large Peclet numbers (Pe) using Brownian dynamics simulation. The results demonstrate that the contributions of the Brownian motion and the shear flow to the overall coagulation rate are basically not additive. At the early stages of coagulation with small Peclet numbers, the ratio of overall coagulation rate to the rate of pure perikinetic coagulation is proportional to Pe1/2, while with high Peclet numbers, the ratio of overall coagulation rate to the rate of pure orthokinetic coagulation is proportional to Pe-1/2. Moreover, our results show that the aggregation rate generally changes with time for the SOPC, which is different from that for pure preikinetic and pure orthokinetic coagulations. By comparing the SOPC with pure preikinetic and pure orthokinetic coagulations, we show that the redistribution of particles due to Brownian motion can play a very important role in the SOPC. In addition, the effects of redistribution in the directions perpendicular and parallel to the shear flow direction are different. This perspective explains the behavior of coagulation due to the joint effects of the Brownian motion (perikinetic) and the fluid motion (orthokinetic).

关键词: simultaneous orthokinetic and perikinetic coagulation, Brownian motion, shear flow, colloidal aggregation

Abstract: Simultaneous orthokinetic and perikinetic coagulations (SOPCs) are studied for small and large Peclet numbers (Pe) using Brownian dynamics simulation. The results demonstrate that the contributions of the Brownian motion and the shear flow to the overall coagulation rate are basically not additive. At the early stages of coagulation with small Peclet numbers, the ratio of overall coagulation rate to the rate of pure  perikinetic coagulation is proportional to  Pe-1/2, while with high Peclet numbers, the ratio of overall coagulation rate to the rate of pure orthokinetic coagulation is proportional to  Pe-1/2.Moreover, our results show that the aggregation rate generally changes with time for the SOPC, which is different from that for pure perikinetic and pure orthokinetic coagulations. By comparing the SOPC with pure perikinetic and pure orthokinetic coagulations, we show that the redistribution of particles due to Brownian motion can play a very important role in the SOPC. In addition, the effects of redistribution in the directions perpendicular and parallel to the shear flow direction are different. This perspective explains the behavior of coagulation due to the joint effects of the Brownian motion (perikinetic) and the fluid motion (orthokinetic).

Key words: simultaneous orthokinetic and perikinetic coagulation, Brownian motion, shear flow, colloidal aggregation

中图分类号:  (Diffusion and aggregation)

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47.57.J- (Colloidal systems) 82.70.Dd (Colloids) 82.20.Wt (Computational modeling; simulation)