Discrete-element method for particle capture by a body in an electrostatic field

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering

Volumn 84, Issue 13, 2010, Pages 1589-1612

  Liu, G ^a,b   Marshall, J S ^b   Li, S Q ^a   Yao, Q ^a  

^a Tsinghua University   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

Boundary element method; Dielectrophoretic force; Discrete element method; Electrostatic field

Indexed keywords

ARBITRARY SHAPE; BODY SURFACE; CHAIN-LIKE; CYLINDER SURFACE; CYLINDRICAL ELECTRODES; DIELECTROPHORETIC FORCES; DISCRETE ELEMENT METHOD; DISCRETIZATION ERRORS; ELECTROSTATIC FIELD; ELEMENT METHOD; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FIELD RESOLUTION; MACROSCOPIC BODIES; MULTIPOLE EXPANSION METHODS; PANEL EDGES; PARTICLE ADHESION; PARTICLE AGGREGATES; PARTICLE CAPTURE; PARTICLE CHAIN; PARTICLE DEPOSITION PATTERNS; PARTICLE DRIFTS; PARTICLE IMAGES; SPHERICAL PARTICLE; STRONG ELECTRIC FIELDS; SUBDIVISION METHODS;

DIELECTRIC DEVICES; ELECTRIC FIELDS; SAILING VESSELS; VAN DER WAALS FORCES;

AGGLOMERATION;

EID: 78649667393     PISSN: 00295981     EISSN: 10970207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nme.2953     Document Type: Article

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