Comparison of three simulation methods for colloidal aggregates in Stokes flow: Finite elements, lattice Boltzmann and Stokesian dynamics

Computers and Fluids

Volumn 86, Issue , 2013, Pages 199-209

  Schlauch, Eva ^a   Ernst, Martin ^b   Seto, Ryohei ^d   Briesen, Heiko ^c   Sommerfeld, Martin ^b   Behr, Marek ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^d Benjamin Levich Institute for Physico Chemical Hydrodynamics   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggregate; Colloid; Comparison of methods; FEM; LBM; Low Reynolds number; SD; Simulation; Stokes flow; Uniform and shear flow

Indexed keywords

COMPARISON OF METHODS; LBM; LOW REYNOLDS NUMBER; SD; SIMULATION; STOKES FLOWS;

AGGLOMERATION; COLLOIDS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FLOW OF FLUIDS; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SHEAR FLOW; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

AGGREGATES;

EID: 84882611056     PISSN: 00457930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compfluid.2013.07.005     Document Type: Article

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