On the settling of marine carbonate grains: Review and challenges

M de Kruijf, A Slootman, RA de Boer, JJG Reijmer - Earth-Science Reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
Particle settling velocity is a fundamental parameter in sedimentology and engineering, and
has accordingly received much attention in the literature. Grain properties, such as shape …

Settling velocity of drill cuttings in drilling fluids: A review of experimental, numerical simulations and artificial intelligence studies

OE Agwu, JU Akpabio, SB Alabi, A Dosunmu - Powder technology, 2018 - Elsevier
In this paper, a comprehensive review of experimental, numerical and artificial intelligence
studies on the subject of cuttings settling velocity in drilling muds made by researchers over …

[HTML][HTML] Settling velocity of microplastic particles having regular and irregular shapes

KD Goral, HG Guler, BE Larsen, S Carstensen… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
The settling velocities of 66 microplastic particle groups, having both regular (58) and
irregular (eight) shapes, are measured experimentally. Regular shapes considered include …

A new model for the terminal settling velocity of microplastics

Z Yu, G Yang, W Zhang - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2022 - Elsevier
Microplastic (MP) settling process is important for the transport of microplastic particles
(MPs,< 5 mm) in water bodies. However, for the control parameter of the drag coefficient (C …

New simple correlation formula for the drag coefficient of calcareous sand particles of highly irregular shape

Y Wang, L Zhou, Y Wu, Q Yang - Powder Technology, 2018 - Elsevier
This paper presents a study of the terminal fall velocity and drag coefficient of natural
particles of highly irregular shapes in a wide range of Reynolds number (0.01–3700). The …

A framework to manage coastal squeeze

R Silva, ML Martínez, BI van Tussenbroek… - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
The coastal zone is in a critical state worldwide, due to the loss and fragmentation of its
ecosystems. Much of this is caused by long-term anthropic local, regional, or global actions …

Shape and drag of irregular angular particles and test dust

BJ Connolly, E Loth, CF Smith - Powder Technology, 2020 - Elsevier
Natural particles, such as sand and dust, often have irregular, angular shapes without
porosity. Such sedimentary particles can have a significantly different drag coefficients than …

One-dimensional compression feature and particle crushability behavior of dry calcareous sand considering fine-grained soil content and relative compaction

X Li, J Liu - Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment, 2021 - Springer
The particle breakage of porous and angular calcareous sand (CS) at the high-stress level is
essential on compression feature but less quantified. In this research, a series of …

[HTML][HTML] Artificial neural network model for predicting drill cuttings settling velocity

OE Agwu, JU Akpabio, A Dosunmu - Petroleum, 2020 - Elsevier
The traditional method of using the coefficient of drag–Reynolds number relationship to
predict cuttings settling velocity involves an implicit procedure that requires repeated, time …

Hydro-mechanical analysis of calcareous sand with a new shape-dependent fluid-particle drag model integrated into CFD-DEM coupling program

Y Wang, L Zhou, Q Yang - Powder Technology, 2019 - Elsevier
In this study, a new shape-dependent fluid-particle drag model for irregularly shaped
particles is integrated into the fluid dynamic program CFD-DEM and used to analyse the …