Effect of inertial lift on a spherical particle suspended in flow through a curved duct

DOI10.1017/JFM.2019.323MaRDI QIDQ5229780zbMATH OpenOpenAlexWikidataFDO

Authors B. Harding, Yvonne M. Stokes, Andrea L. Bertozzi

Publication date 19 August 2019

Published in Journal of Fluid Mechanics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/1902.06848

zbMATH Keywords

microfluidicsparticle/fluid flows

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Navier-Stokes equations for incompressible viscous fluids (76D05) Suspensions (76T20) Asymptotic methods, singular perturbations applied to problems in fluid mechanics (76M45)

Abstract: We develop a model of the forces on a spherical particle suspended in flow through a curved duct under the assumption that the particle Reynolds number is small. This extends an asymptotic model of inertial lift force previously developed to study inertial migration in straight ducts. Of particular interest is the existence and location of stable equilibria within the cross-sectional plane towards which particles migrates. The Navier-Stokes equations determine the hydrodynamic forces acting on a particle. A leading order model of the forces within the cross-sectional plane is obtained through the use of a rotating coordinate system and a perturbation expansion in the particle Reynolds number of the disturbance flow. We predict the behaviour of neutrally buoyant particles at low flow rates and examine the variation in focusing position with respect to particle size and bend radius, independent of the flow rate. In this regime, the lateral focusing position of particles approximately collapses with respect to a dimensionless parameter dependent on three length scales, specifically the particle radius, duct height, and duct bend radius. Additionally, a trapezoidal shaped cross-section is considered in order to demonstrate how changes in the cross-section design influence the dynamics of particles.

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• Dynamics of Small Particle Inertial Migration in Curved Square Ducts
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