[HTML][HTML] Incorporating grain-scale processes in macroscopic sediment transport models: a review and perspectives for environmental and geophysical applications
B Vowinckel - Acta Mechanica, 2021 - Springer
Sediment transport simulations face the challenge of accounting for vastly different scales in
space and time that cannot be tackled by a unifying approach. Instead, processes are …
space and time that cannot be tackled by a unifying approach. Instead, processes are …
Suffusion-induced evolution of mechanical and microstructural properties of gap-graded soils using CFD-DEM
As a typical form of internal erosion, suffusion refers to the detachment and migration of fine
particles through voids among coarse particles driven by seepage flow. This paper studies …
particles through voids among coarse particles driven by seepage flow. This paper studies …
Settling of cohesive sediment: particle-resolved simulations
B Vowinckel, J Withers, P Luzzatto-Fegiz… - Journal of Fluid …, 2019 - cambridge.org
We develop a physical and computational model for performing fully coupled, grain-resolved
direct numerical simulations of cohesive sediment, based on the immersed boundary …
direct numerical simulations of cohesive sediment, based on the immersed boundary …
[HTML][HTML] NUFEB: A massively parallel simulator for individual-based modelling of microbial communities
We present NUFEB (Newcastle University Frontiers in Engineering Biology), a flexible,
efficient, and open source software for simulating the 3D dynamics of microbial communities …
efficient, and open source software for simulating the 3D dynamics of microbial communities …
VOF-DEM study of solid distribution characteristics in slurry Taylor flow-based multiphase microreactors
Solid particle distribution determines the reactor internal phases placement and the contact
mode between catalyst particles and the liquid phase, thus plays a key role in dictating the …
mode between catalyst particles and the liquid phase, thus plays a key role in dictating the …
Deagglomeration of cohesive particles by turbulence
Y Yao, J Capecelatro - Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 2021 - cambridge.org
We present a numerical study analysing the breakup of a single cohesive particle aggregate
in turbulence. Solid particles with diameters smaller than the Kolmogorov length scale (. A …
in turbulence. Solid particles with diameters smaller than the Kolmogorov length scale (. A …
[PDF][PDF] Missing links in the study of solute and particle exchange between the sea floor and water column
Exchanges of solutes and solids between the sea floor and water column are a vital
component of ecosystem functioning in marine habitats around the globe. This review …
component of ecosystem functioning in marine habitats around the globe. This review …
Three-dimensional VOF-DEM model for simulating particle dynamics in the liquid slugs of a vertical gas–liquid–solid Taylor flow microreactor
It proves challenging to analyze the particle dynamics experimentally, particularly in a
multiphase microreactor. A numerical model based on volume of fluid (VOF) coupled with …
multiphase microreactor. A numerical model based on volume of fluid (VOF) coupled with …
Fluid-particle interaction regimes during the evolution of turbidity currents from a coupled LES/DEM model
In this paper, fluid-particle interactions in lock-exchange turbidity currents (TCs) over a flat
bed are investigated using a model combining LES and DEM (Large-Eddy Simulation and …
bed are investigated using a model combining LES and DEM (Large-Eddy Simulation and …
[HTML][HTML] Persistent reshaping of cohesive sediment towards stable flocs by turbulence
Cohesive sediment forms flocs of various sizes and structures in the natural turbulent
environment. Understanding flocculation is critical in accurately predicting sediment …
environment. Understanding flocculation is critical in accurately predicting sediment …