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Mojica D, Angeles M, Alvarez O, Pradilla D. Asphaltene Precipitation and the Influence of Dispersants and Inhibitors on Morphology Probed by AFM. Colloids and Interfaces 2023; 7:3. [DOI: 10.3390/colloids7010003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Bridging the gap between laboratory-scale experiments and actual oilfield operations is a complex task that requires a compromise between real (authentic) fluids and model systems. Commercial products (i.e., asphaltene inhibitors and dispersants) are often designed to target a wide range of operating conditions and compositions of crude oils, which means that the performance becomes almost case-specific. Through Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) imaging and Transmission/Backscattering signals (T/BS), the morphology of asphaltene deposits and the mechanisms that eventually lead to precipitated material were evaluated. Two different models (starting solutions) with four different n-alkanes were used to induce variability in asphaltene agglomeration and subsequent precipitation paths. It was found that increasing the carbon number shifted the observed precipitation detection time (T/BS data suggested a shift in the order of ~1000 s when comparing low and high carbon numbers) and influences the density of the precipitated material under static and a sufficiently high concentration of solvent conditions. Further analysis on the morphology of the resulting material after the addition of commonly used chemicals showed that asphaltene stability through inhibition (i.e., blockage or crowding of potential active sites) led to smaller complexes. One of the additives (PIBSA) reduced the average height in ~33% and the mean square roughness in ~72%. On the other hand, stability through dispersion (i.e., hindering agglomeration) leads to a polymer-like network bigger in size, noting that in both cases the system remains soluble. The use of APR resulted in an increase of ~41% and ~54% for the same parameters. This insight sheds light on how to devise efficient chemical strategies to prevent flow assurance issues.
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Jaggannagari SR, Desu RK, Reimann J, Gan Y, Moscardini M, Annabattula RK. DEM simulations of vibrated sphere packings in slender prismatic containers. POWDER TECHNOL 2021; 393:31-59. [DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2021.06.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Amirifar R, Dong K, Zeng Q, An X, Yu A. Effect of vibration mode on self-assembly of granular spheres under three-dimensional vibration. POWDER TECHNOL 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2020.11.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Random packings are crucial in understanding arrangement and geometry of particles. Random packings of dry small particles may be subject to adhesion or friction, as expected theoretically and numerically. We explore experimentally random packings of dry colloids with X-ray nanotomography that directly provides three-dimensional structural and geometric information of dry colloidal packings. We find that dry colloidal packings, as characterized by contact number and packing density, are quite consistent with adhesive loose packings that significantly deviate from random loose packings for hard spheres. This study may offer direct evidence for adhesive loose packings comprising dry small particles, as proven by X-ray nanotomography.
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- Yeseul Kim
- Soft Matter Physics Laboratory, SKKU Advanced Institute of Nanotechnology (SAINT), School of Advanced Materials Science and Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, Gyeonggi, 16419, South Korea
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- Industrial Technology Convergence Center, Pohang Light Source, Pohang, Gyeongbuk, 37673, South Korea
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- Industrial Technology Convergence Center, Pohang Light Source, Pohang, Gyeongbuk, 37673, South Korea
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- Soft Matter Physics Laboratory, SKKU Advanced Institute of Nanotechnology (SAINT), School of Advanced Materials Science and Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, Gyeonggi, 16419, South Korea. .,Research Center for Advanced Materials Technology, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, Gyeonggi, 16419, South Korea. .,Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 21218, USA.
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Song S, Rong L, Dong K, Liu X, Le Clech P, Shen Y. Particle-scale modelling of fluid velocity distribution near the particles surface in sand filtration. Water Res 2020; 177:115758. [PMID: 32278990 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2020.115758] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2019] [Revised: 03/25/2020] [Accepted: 03/26/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Sand filtration is widely used in drinking water treatment processes, yet the hydraulic fundamentals at particle-scale are not well defined, especially the fluid velocity profile near the sand particles surface. In this study, a numerical model is developed by combining the Lattice Boltzmann (LBM) and the Discrete Element Method (DEM), used to describe the fluid flow over the sand particles surface and the micro-structure details of the sand packed bed respectively. The model is validated by comparing the simulation results with the experimental measurements using two systems, showing that the model can describe the fluid velocity distribution around the particles surface. Critical flow velocity is introduced as the balance between hydrodynamic and adhesive torques acting on sand particle surface. Furthermore, a new concept - effective filter surface (EFS), is defined as the area where the velocity near sand particles surface is less than the critical flow velocity, aiming for indirectly evaluating the performance of sand filtration. It is quantitatively demonstrated that increasing the sand particle size or feed flow velocity results in the decrease of both critical flow velocity and EFS under the given tested conditions. The LBM-DEM model provides a useful tool for understanding the fundamentals of liquid flow distribution and also estimating sand filtration performance under different operation conditions.
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- Shuang Song
- School of Chemical Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia
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- School of Civil Engineering & Transportation, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510640, China
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- Centre for Infrastructure Engineering, Western Sydney University, Penrith, NSW, 2751, Australia
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- UNSW Centre for Transformational Environmental Technologies, Yixing, Jiangsu, 214200, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia.
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Qi Z, Kuang S, Qiu T, Yu A. Lattice Boltzmann investigation on fluid flows through packed beds: Interaction between fluid rheology and bed properties. POWDER TECHNOL 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2020.05.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Yang P, Zeng Q, Dong K, Zhu H. A quick method for developing interparticle force models of spherical gold nanoparticles from molecular dynamics simulation. POWDER TECHNOL 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2019.10.105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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As granular particles in a packing are athermal, their self-assembly has to be realized with the input of energy via walls. But different manners of energy input, e.g., through tapping or shearing walls, have not been discriminated previously. We address this problem in the self-assembly of identical granular spheres in prism-like containers subjected to one-dimensional (1D) vertical vibration by numerical simulations. The edge lengths or diameter of the containers are the integer multiples of the particle diameter. When energy is input with the vibration, the particles can self-assemble into mainly mixed FCC (face-centred-cubic) and HCP (hexagonal-close-packed) structures from the bottom wall and/or the side walls. According to different movements of the walls, the shear-induced and tap-induced self-assemblies are distinguished. These two self-assembly modes can emerge solely or simultaneously, with different but overlapping regions in the vibration amplitude and frequency phase diagram. The structures of the self-assembly from the two modes also present different features, suggesting different formation mechanisms. Moreover, it is found that the close-packed planes of the ordered clusters formed from different walls are often misaligned, leading to conflicts in the self-assembly of the whole system. These findings are helpful for both the understanding and controlling of the self-assembly of granular particles and other similar athermal and low-thermal systems.
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- Reza Amirifar
- Centre for Infrastructure Engineering, School of Computing, Engineering and Mathematics, Western Sydney University, Sydney, Australia.
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Baptista A, Pinho C, Pinto G, Ribeiro L, Monteiro J, Santos T. Assessment of an Innovative Way to Store Hydrogen in Vehicles. Energies 2019; 12:1762. [DOI: 10.3390/en12091762] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The use of hydrogen as an alternative to fossil fuels for vehicle propulsion is already a reality. However, due to its physical characteristics, storage is still a challenge. There is an innovative way, presented in this study, to store hydrogen in conventional vehicles propelled by spark-ignition reciprocating engines and fuel cells, using hydrogen as fuel; the storage of hydrogen will be at high pressure within small spheres randomly packed in a tank, like the conventional tank of fuel used nowadays in current vehicles. Therefore, the main purpose of the present study is to assess the performance of this storage system and compare it to others already applied by car manufacturers in their cars. In order to evaluate the performance of this storage system, some parameters were taken into account: The energy stored by volume and stored by weight, hydrogen leakage, and compliance with current standards. This system is safer than conventional storage systems since hydrogen is stored inside small spheres containing small amounts of hydrogen. Besides, its gravimetric energy density (GED) is threefold and the volumetric energy density (VED) is about half when compared with homologous values for conventional systems, and both exceed the targets set by the U.S. Department of Energy. Regarding the leakage of hydrogen, it complies with the European Standards, provided a suitable choice of materials and dimensions is made.
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- Yongli Wu
- ARC Research Hub for Computational Particle Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia
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- ARC Research Hub for Computational Particle Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia
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- ARC Research Hub for Computational Particle Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia
- Centre for Simulation and Modelling of Particulate Systems, Southeast University−Monash University Joint Research Institute, Suzhou 215123, PR China
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- Hongsheng Chen
- Key Laboratory for Thermal Science and Power Engineering of Ministry of Education, Dept. of Energy and Power Engineering; Tsinghua University; Beijing 100084 China
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- Dept. of Chemical and Process Engineering; University of Surrey; Guildford GU2 7XH U.K
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- Key Laboratory for Thermal Science and Power Engineering of Ministry of Education, Dept. of Energy and Power Engineering; Tsinghua University; Beijing 100084 China
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Reising AE, Godinho JM, Bernzen J, Jorgenson JW, Tallarek U. Axial heterogeneities in capillary ultrahigh pressure liquid chromatography columns: Chromatographic and bed morphological characterization. J Chromatogr A 2018; 1569:44-52. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2018.07.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2018] [Revised: 07/01/2018] [Accepted: 07/06/2018] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Blétry M, Russier V, Barbé E, Blétry J. Structure of sticky-hard-sphere random aggregates: The viewpoint of contact coordination and tetrahedra. Phys Rev E 2018; 98:012101. [PMID: 30110727 DOI: 10.1103/physreve.98.012101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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We study more than 10^{4} random aggregates of 10^{6} monodisperse sticky hard spheres each, generated by various static algorithms. Their packing fraction varies from 0.370 up to 0.593. These aggregates are shown to be based on two types of disordered structures: random regular polytetrahedra and random aggregates, the former giving rise to δ peaks on pair distribution functions. Distortion of structural (Delaunay) tetrahedra is studied by two parameters, which show some similarities and some differences in terms of overall tendencies. Isotropy of aggregates is characterized by the nematic order parameter. The overall structure is then studied by distinguishing spheres in function of their contact coordination number (CCN). Distributions of average CCN around spheres of a given CCN value show trends that depend on packing fraction and building algorithms. The radial dependence of the average CCN turns out to be dependent upon the CCN of the central sphere and shows discontinuities that resemble those of the pair distribution function. Moreover, it is shown that structural details appear when the CCN is used as pseudochemical parameter, such as various angular distribution of bond angles, partial pair distribution functions, Ashcroft-Langreth and Bhatia-Thornton partial structure factors. These allow distinguishing aggregates with the same values of packing fraction or average tetrahedral distortion or even similar global pair distribution function, indicative of the great interest of paying attention to contact coordination numbers to study more precisely the structure of random aggregates.
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- M Blétry
- Université Paris Est, ICMPE (UMR 7182), CNRS, UPEC, F-94320 Thiais, France
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- Université Paris Est, ICMPE (UMR 7182), CNRS, UPEC, F-94320 Thiais, France
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- Université Paris Est, ICMPE (UMR 7182), CNRS, UPEC, F-94320 Thiais, France
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- Universidad Nacional del Sur, Bahia Blanca, 8000FTN Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Gan J, Zhou Z, Yu A. Structure analysis on the packing of ellipsoids under one-dimensional vibration and periodic boundary conditions. POWDER TECHNOL 2018; 335:327-33. [DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2018.05.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Holness MB. Melt segregation from silicic crystal mushes: a critical appraisal of possible mechanisms and their microstructural record. Contrib Mineral Petrol 2018; 173:48. [PMID: 30996392 PMCID: PMC6438595 DOI: 10.1007/s00410-018-1465-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2017] [Accepted: 04/03/2018] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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One of the outstanding problems in understanding the behavior of intermediate-to-silicic magmatic systems is the mechanism(s) by which large volumes of crystal-poor rhyolite can be extracted from crystal-rich mushy storage zones in the mid-deep crust. The mechanisms commonly invoked are hindered settling, micro-settling, and compaction. The concept of micro-settling involves extraction of grains from a crystal framework during Ostwald ripening and has been shown to be non-viable in the metallic systems for which it was originally proposed. Micro-settling is also likely to be insignificant in silicic mushes, because ripening rates are slow for quartz and plagioclase, contact areas between grains in a crystal mush are likely to be large, and abundant low-angle grain boundaries promote grain coalescence rather than ripening. Published calculations of melt segregation rates by hindered settling (Stokes settling in a crystal-rich system) neglect all but fluid dynamical interactions between particles. Because tabular silicate minerals are likely to form open, mechanically coherent, frameworks at porosities as high as ~ 75%, settling of single crystals is only likely in very melt-rich systems. Gravitationally-driven viscous compaction requires deformation of crystals by either dissolution-reprecipitation or dislocation creep. There is, as yet, no reported microstructural evidence of extensive, syn-magmatic, internally-generated, viscous deformation in fully solidified silicic plutonic rocks. If subsequent directed searches do not reveal clear evidence for internally-generated buoyancy-driven melt segregation processes, it is likely that other factors, such as rejuvenation by magma replenishment, gas filter-pressing, or externally-imposed stress during regional deformation, are required to segregate large volumes of crystal-poor rhyolitic liquids from crustal mushy zones.
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- Marian B. Holness
- Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge, CB2 3EQ UK
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Qian Q, Wang L, An X, Wu Y, Wang J, Zhao H, Yang X. DEM simulation on the vibrated packing densification of mono-sized equilateral cylindrical particles. POWDER TECHNOL 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2017.10.050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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- Hui Lu
- UNILAB, State Key Lab of Chemical Engineering; East China University of Science and Technology; Shanghai 200237 People's Republic of China
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- UNILAB, State Key Lab of Chemical Engineering; East China University of Science and Technology; Shanghai 200237 People's Republic of China
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- UNILAB, State Key Lab of Chemical Engineering; East China University of Science and Technology; Shanghai 200237 People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Coal Gasification and Energy Chemical Engineering of Ministry of Education; East China University of Science and Technology; Shanghai 200237 People's Republic of China
- Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Coal Gasification; East China University of Science and Technology; Shanghai 200237 People's Republic of China
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- Casey Q. LaMarche
- Dept. of Chemical and Biological Engineering; University of Colorado at Boulder; Boulder CO 80309
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- Dept. of Chemical and Biological Engineering; University of Colorado at Boulder; Boulder CO 80309
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- Dept. of Chemical and Biological Engineering; University of Colorado at Boulder; Boulder CO 80309
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- Dow Corning Europe SA, Rue Jules Bordet, Parc Industriel de Seneffe - Zone C; B-7180 Seneffe Belgium
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- Dept. of Chemical and Biological Engineering; University of Colorado at Boulder; Boulder CO 80309
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Local rotational symmetry (LRS) of a particulate system is important for understanding its structure and phase transition. However, how to properly characterize LRS for this system is still a challenge as the system normally includes both ordered and disordered local structures. Herein, based on the so-called common neighbour subcluster (CNS), we proposed a method to characterize the LRS of uniform spheres packings with the packing fraction ρ ranging within 0.20 and 0.74. It was found that different fold LRSs coexist in most packings, and their maximum degree increases at ρ < 0.64, except for the 2-fold LRS held by 6-sphere CNS that continuously increases to form the fcc crystal at ρ = 0.74. The overall LRS involving all the CNSs monotonically increases with two critical changes at ρ = (0.35-0.40) and 0.64; the evolution of individual LRSs held by specific CNS groups critically changes at ρ ≈ (0.35-0.40), 0.50, 0.55-0.60, and 0.64. The physics corresponding to these critical changes has also been discussed. The findings will significantly enrich the understanding of the structural symmetry of materials including atoms and particles.
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- Z A Tian
- School of Physics and Electronics, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China.
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Somasundaram P, Kathiresan S, Mathu S, Mohanraj S, Arumugam K, Srinivasan S, Nallaiyan P, Venkatachalam R, Gurusamy R. Structural and phase transition of Mg-doped on Mn-site in La 0.7 Sr 0.3 MnO 3 bulk/nanostructured perovskite characterised through online ultrasonic technique. South African Journal of Chemical Engineering 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.sajce.2016.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Reising AE, Godinho JM, Jorgenson JW, Tallarek U. Bed morphological features associated with an optimal slurry concentration for reproducible preparation of efficient capillary ultrahigh pressure liquid chromatography columns. J Chromatogr A 2017; 1504:71-82. [PMID: 28511930 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2017.05.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2017] [Revised: 04/20/2017] [Accepted: 05/04/2017] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Column wall effects and the formation of larger voids in the bed during column packing are factors limiting the achievement of highly efficient columns. Systematic variation of packing conditions, combined with three-dimensional bed reconstruction and detailed morphological analysis of column beds, provide valuable insights into the packing process. Here, we study a set of sixteen 75μm i.d. fused-silica capillary columns packed with 1.9μm, C18-modified, bridged-ethyl hybrid silica particles slurried in acetone to concentrations ranging from 5 to 200mg/mL. Bed reconstructions for three of these columns (representing low, optimal, and high slurry concentrations), based on confocal laser scanning microscopy, reveal morphological features associated with the implemented slurry concentration, that lead to differences in column efficiency. At a low slurry concentration, the bed microstructure includes systematic radial heterogeneities such as particle size-segregation and local deviations from bulk packing density near the wall. These effects are suppressed (or at least reduced) with higher slurry concentrations. Concomitantly, larger voids (relative to the mean particle diameter) begin to form in the packing and increase in size and number with the slurry concentration. The most efficient columns are packed at slurry concentrations that balance these counteracting effects. Videos are taken at low and high slurry concentration to elucidate the bed formation process. At low slurry concentrations, particles arrive and settle individually, allowing for rearrangements. At high slurry concentrations, they arrive and pack as large patches (reflecting particle aggregation in the slurry). These processes are discussed with respect to column packing, chromatographic performance, and bed microstructure to help reinforce general trends previously described. Conclusions based on this comprehensive analysis guide us towards further improvement of the packing process.
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- Arved E Reising
- Department of Chemistry, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Hans-Meerwein-Strasse 4, 35032 Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3290, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3290, United States.
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- Department of Chemistry, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Hans-Meerwein-Strasse 4, 35032 Marburg, Germany.
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An X, Huang F, Dong K, Yang X. DEM simulation of binary sphere packing densification under vertical vibration. Particulate Science and Technology 2017. [DOI: 10.1080/02726351.2017.1292335] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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- Xizhong An
- School of Metallurgy, Northeastern University, Shenyang, P R China
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- School of Metallurgy, Northeastern University, Shenyang, P R China
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- Institute for Infrastructure Engineering, Western Sydney University, Penrith, NSW, Australia
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- School of Metallurgy, Northeastern University, Shenyang, P R China
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Cahyadi A, Anantharaman A, Yang S, Karri SR, Findlay JG, Cocco RA, Chew JW. Review of cluster characteristics in circulating fluidized bed (CFB) risers. Chem Eng Sci 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2016.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Holness MB, Farr R, Neufeld JA. Crystal settling and convection in the Shiant Isles Main Sill. Contrib Mineral Petrol 2017; 172:7. [PMID: 32269384 PMCID: PMC7115068 DOI: 10.1007/s00410-016-1325-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2016] [Accepted: 12/22/2016] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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The 168 m-thick Shiant Isles Main Sill is a composite body, dominated by an early, 24 m-thick, picrite sill formed by the intrusion of a highly olivine-phyric magma, and a later 135 m-thick intrusion of olivine-phyric magma that split the earlier picrite into a 22 m-thick lower part and a 2 m-thick upper part, forming the picrodolerite/crinanite unit (PCU). The high crystal load in the early picrite prevented effective settling of the olivine crystals, which retain their initial stratigraphic distribution. In contrast, the position of the most evolved rocks of the PCU at a level ~80% of its total height point to significant accumulation of crystals on the floor, as evident by the high olivine mode at the base of the PCU. Crystal accumulation on the PCU floor occurred in two stages. During the first, most of the crystal load settled to the floor to form a modally and size-sorted accumulation dominated by olivine, leaving only the very smallest olivine grains still in suspension. The second stage is recorded by the coarsening-upwards of individual olivine grains in the picrodolerite, and their amalgamation into clusters which become both larger and better sintered with increasing stratigraphic height. Large clusters of olivine are present at the roof, forming a foreshortened mirror image of the coarsening-upwards component of the floor accumulation. The coarsening-upwards sequence records the growth of olivine crystals while in suspension in a convecting magma, and their aggregation into clusters, followed by settling over a prolonged period (with limited trapping at the roof). As olivine was progressively lost from the convecting magma, crystal accumulation on the (contemporaneous) floor of the PCU was increasingly dominated by plagioclase, most likely forming clusters and aggregates with augite and olivine, both of which form large poikilitic grains in the crinanite. While the PCU is unusual in being underlain by an earlier, still hot, intrusion that would have enhanced any driving force for convection, we conclude from comparison with microstructures in other sills that convection is likely in tabular bodies >100 m thickness.
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- Marian B. Holness
- Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge, CB2 3EQ UK
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- Unilever Research and Development, Colworth Science Park, Bedford, MK44 1LQ UK
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- Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge, CB2 3EQ UK
- BP Institute for Multiphase Flow, University of Cambridge, Madingley Road, Cambridge, CB3 0EZ UK
- Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, Centre for Mathematical Sciences, University of Cambridge, Wilberforce Road, Cambridge, CB3 0WA UK
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Liu W, Jin Y, Chen S, Makse HA, Li S. Equation of state for random sphere packings with arbitrary adhesion and friction. Soft Matter 2017; 13:421-427. [PMID: 27942690 DOI: 10.1039/c6sm02216b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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We systematically generate a large set of random micro-particle packings over a wide range of adhesion and friction by means of adhesive contact dynamics simulation. The ensemble of generated packings covers a range of volume fractions ϕ from 0.135 ± 0.007 to 0.639 ± 0.004, and of coordination numbers Z from 2.11 ± 0.03 to 6.40 ± 0.06. We determine ϕ and Z at four limits (random close packing, random loose packing, adhesive close packing, and adhesive loose packing), and find a universal equation of state ϕ(Z) to describe packings with arbitrary adhesion and friction. From a mechanical equilibrium analysis, we determine the critical friction coefficient μf,c: when the friction coefficient μf is below μf,c, particles' rearrangements are dominated by sliding, otherwise they are dominated by rolling. Because of this reason, both ϕ(μf) and Z(μf) change sharply across μf,c. Finally, we generalize the Maxwell counting argument to micro-particle packings, and show that the loosest packing, i.e., adhesive loose packing, satisfies the isostatic condition at Z = 2.
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- Wenwei Liu
- Key Laboratory for Thermal Science and Power Engineering of Ministry of Education, Department of Thermal Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
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- Cybermedia Center, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Key Laboratory for Thermal Science and Power Engineering of Ministry of Education, Department of Thermal Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
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- Levich Institute and Physics Department, City College of New York, New York 10031, USA
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- Key Laboratory for Thermal Science and Power Engineering of Ministry of Education, Department of Thermal Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
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Deng X, Huang Z, Wang W, Davé RN. Investigation of nanoparticle agglomerates properties using Monte Carlo simulations. ADV POWDER TECHNOL 2016; 27:1971-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.apt.2016.06.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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This paper addresses the void fraction of polydisperse particles with a Weibull (or Rosin-Rammler) size distribution. It is demonstrated that the governing parameters of this distribution can be uniquely related to those of the lognormal distribution. Hence, an existing closed-form expression that predicts the void fraction of particles with a lognormal size distribution can be transformed into an expression for Weibull distributions. Both expressions contain the contraction coefficient β. Likewise the monosized void fraction φ_{1}, it is a physical parameter which depends on the particles' shape and their state of compaction only. Based on a consideration of the scaled binary void contraction, a linear relation for (1-φ_{1})β as function of φ_{1} is proposed, with proportionality constant B, depending on the state of compaction only. This is validated using computational and experimental packing data concerning random close and random loose packing arrangements. Finally, using this β, the closed-form analytical expression governing the void fraction of Weibull distributions is thoroughly compared with empirical data reported in the literature, and good agreement is found. Furthermore, the present analysis yields an algebraic equation relating the void fraction of monosized particles at different compaction states. This expression appears to be in good agreement with a broad collection of random close and random loose packing data.
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- H J H Brouwers
- Department of the Built Environment, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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Hou Q, Zhou Z, Yu A. Gas–solid flow and heat transfer in fluidized beds with tubes: Effects of material properties and tube array settings. POWDER TECHNOL 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2015.03.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Botello FR, Castellanos A, Tournat V. Ultrasonic probing of cohesive granular media at very low consolidation. Ultrasonics 2016; 69:193-200. [PMID: 26683655 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultras.2015.11.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2015] [Accepted: 11/12/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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In this work, we study sound propagation in different granular media made of magnetite particles, steel particles, and glass beads consolidated under their own weight. We used two ultrasonic non invasive methods, which are found in good agreement, to estimate the longitudinal wave velocity Vp. In the first one, the velocity is determined through the resonance peaks of the powder slab. The second method determines the velocity with the time of flight of a short pulse traveling through the medium. Magnetite and steel samples show dispersive properties below a frequency ∼ 10kHz. The increase of attractive forces between particles lead to two competing effects; on one hand the solid fraction decreases and on the other hand the contacts are stiffer. A decrease in solid fraction implies that the number of contacts decreases leading to a decrease in the wave propagation velocity. On the other hand stronger contacts on average lead to an increase of sound velocity. In our experiments an increase in powder cohesion (caused by a decrease of the bead diameter) leads to an increase in sound velocity even though the solid fraction decreases. The same behavior is found in glass beads. These results show the predominant role of cohesive forces on sound propagation in loosely consolidated dry fine powders as well as the accuracy of ultrasonic methods for powder characterization.
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- Francisco Ruiz Botello
- Faculty of Physics, University of Seville, Avda. Reina Mercedes s/n, 41012 Seville, Spain.
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- Faculty of Physics, University of Seville, Avda. Reina Mercedes s/n, 41012 Seville, Spain.
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- LUNAM Université, Université du Maine, CNRS UMR 6613, LAUM, Avenue Olivier Messiaen, 72805 Le Mans Cedex 9, France.
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Reising AE, Godinho JM, Hormann K, Jorgenson JW, Tallarek U. Larger voids in mechanically stable, loose packings of 1.3μm frictional, cohesive particles: Their reconstruction, statistical analysis, and impact on separation efficiency. J Chromatogr A 2016; 1436:118-32. [PMID: 26858113 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2016.01.068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2015] [Revised: 01/21/2016] [Accepted: 01/24/2016] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Lateral transcolumn heterogeneities and the presence of larger voids in a packing (comparable to the particle size) can limit the preparation of efficient chromatographic columns. Optimizing and understanding the packing process provides keys to better packing structures and column performance. Here, we investigate the slurry-packing process for a set of capillary columns packed with C18-modified, 1.3μm bridged-ethyl hybrid porous silica particles. The slurry concentration used for packing 75μm i.d. fused-silica capillaries was increased gradually from 5 to 50mg/mL. An intermediate concentration (20mg/mL) resulted in the best separation efficiency. Three capillaries from the set representing low, intermediate, and high slurry concentrations were further used for three-dimensional bed reconstruction by confocal laser scanning microscopy and morphological analysis of the bed structure. Previous studies suggest increased slurry concentrations will result in higher column efficiency due to the suppression of transcolumn bed heterogeneities, but only up to a critical concentration. Too concentrated slurries favour the formation of larger packing voids (reaching the size of the average particle diameter). Especially large voids, which can accommodate particles from>90% of the particle size distribution, are responsible for a decrease in column efficiency at high slurry concentrations. Our work illuminates the increasing difficulty of achieving high bed densities with small, frictional, cohesive particles. As particle size decreases interparticle forces become increasingly important and hinder the ease of particle sliding during column packing. While an optimal slurry concentration is identified with respect to bed morphology and separation efficiency under conditions in this work, our results suggest adjustments of this concentration are required with regard to particle size, surface roughness, column dimensions, slurry liquid, and external effects utilized during the packing process (pressure protocol, ultrasound, electric fields).
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- Arved E Reising
- Department of Chemistry, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Hans-Meerwein-Strasse 4, 35032 Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3290, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Hans-Meerwein-Strasse 4, 35032 Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3290, United States.
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- Department of Chemistry, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Hans-Meerwein-Strasse 4, 35032 Marburg, Germany.
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Müllner T, Unger KK, Tallarek U. Characterization of microscopic disorder in reconstructed porous materials and assessment of mass transport-relevant structural descriptors. NEW J CHEM 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c5nj03346b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Wang C, Dong K, Yu A. Structural characterization of the packings of granular regular polygons. Phys Rev E Stat Nonlin Soft Matter Phys 2015; 92:062203. [PMID: 26764678 DOI: 10.1103/physreve.92.062203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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By using a recently developed method for discrete modeling of nonspherical particles, we simulate the random packings of granular regular polygons with three to 11 edges under gravity. The effects of shape and friction on the packing structures are investigated by various structural parameters, including packing fraction, the radial distribution function, coordination number, Voronoi tessellation, and bond-orientational order. We find that packing fraction is generally higher for geometrically nonfrustrated regular polygons, and can be increased by the increase of edge number and decrease of friction. The changes of packing fraction are linked with those of the microstructures, such as the variations of the translational and orientational orders and local configurations. In particular, the free areas of Voronoi tessellations (which are related to local packing fractions) can be described by log-normal distributions for all polygons. The quantitative analyses establish a clearer picture for the packings of regular polygons.
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- Chuncheng Wang
- Laboratory for Simulation and Modeling of Particulate Systems, Department of Chemical Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia
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- Institute for Infrastructure Engineering, Western Sydney University, Penrith NSW 2751, Australia
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- Laboratory for Simulation and Modeling of Particulate Systems, Department of Chemical Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia
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Yi LY, Dong KJ, Zou RP, Yu AB. Radical tessellation of the packing of spheres with a log-normal size distribution. Phys Rev E Stat Nonlin Soft Matter Phys 2015; 92:032201. [PMID: 26465463 DOI: 10.1103/physreve.92.032201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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The packing of particles with a log-normal size distribution is studied by means of the discrete element method. The packing structures are analyzed in terms of the topological properties such as the number of faces per radical polyhedron and the number of edges per face, and the metric properties such as the perimeter and area per face and the perimeter, area, and volume per radical polyhedron, obtained from the radical tessellation. The effect of the geometric standard deviation in the log-normal distribution on these properties is quantified. It is shown that when the size distribution gets wider, the packing becomes denser; thus the radical tessellation of a particle has decreased topological and metric properties. The quantitative relationships obtained should be useful in the modeling and analysis of structural properties such as effective thermal conductivity and permeability.
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- L Y Yi
- Laboratory for Simulation and Modeling of Particulate Systems, School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales 2052, Australia
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- Laboratory for Simulation and Modeling of Particulate Systems, School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales 2052, Australia
- Institute for Infrastructure Engineering, University of Western Sydney, Penrith, New South Wales 2751, Australia
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- Laboratory for Simulation and Modeling of Particulate Systems, School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales 2052, Australia
- Laboratory for Simulation and Modeling of Particulate Systems, Department of Chemical Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia
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- Laboratory for Simulation and Modeling of Particulate Systems, School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales 2052, Australia
- Laboratory for Simulation and Modeling of Particulate Systems, Department of Chemical Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia
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We explore adhesive loose packings of small dry spherical particles of micrometer size using 3D discrete-element simulations with adhesive contact mechanics and statistical ensemble theory. A dimensionless adhesion parameter (Ad) successfully combines the effects of particle velocities, sizes and the work of adhesion, identifying a universal regime of adhesive packings for Ad > 1. The structural properties of the packings in this regime are well described by an ensemble approach based on a coarse-grained volume function that includes the correlation between bulk and contact spheres. Our theoretical and numerical results predict: (i) an equation of state for adhesive loose packings that appear as a continuation from the frictionless random close packing (RCP) point in the jamming phase diagram and (ii) the existence of an asymptotic adhesive loose packing point at a coordination number Z = 2 and a packing fraction ϕ = 1/2(3). Our results highlight that adhesion leads to a universal packing regime at packing fractions much smaller than the random loose packing (RLP), which can be described within a statistical mechanical framework. We present a general phase diagram of jammed matter comprising frictionless, frictional, adhesive as well as non-spherical particles, providing a classification of packings in terms of their continuation from the spherical frictionless RCP.
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- Wenwei Liu
- Key Laboratory for Thermal Science and Power Engineering of Ministry of Education, Department of Thermal Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
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Fall A, Bertrand F, Hautemayou D, Mezière C, Moucheront P, Lemaître A, Ovarlez G. Macroscopic discontinuous shear thickening versus local shear jamming in cornstarch. Phys Rev Lett 2015; 114:098301. [PMID: 25793857 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.114.098301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2014] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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We study the emergence of discontinuous shear thickening (DST) in cornstarch by combining macroscopic rheometry with local magnetic resonance imaging measurements. We bring evidence that macroscopic DST is observed only when the flow separates into a low-density flowing and a high-density jammed region. In the shear-thickened steady state, the local rheology in the flowing region is not DST but, strikingly, is often shear thinning. Our data thus show that the stress jump measured during DST, in cornstarch, does not capture a secondary, high-viscosity branch of the local steady rheology but results from the existence of a shear jamming limit at volume fractions quite significantly below random close packing.
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- Laboratoire Navier (UMR CNRS 8205), Université Paris Est, 77420 Champs-sur-Marne, France
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- Laboratoire Navier (UMR CNRS 8205), Université Paris Est, 77420 Champs-sur-Marne, France
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- Laboratoire Navier (UMR CNRS 8205), Université Paris Est, 77420 Champs-sur-Marne, France
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- Laboratoire Navier (UMR CNRS 8205), Université Paris Est, 77420 Champs-sur-Marne, France
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- Laboratoire Navier (UMR CNRS 8205), Université Paris Est, 77420 Champs-sur-Marne, France
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- Laboratoire Navier (UMR CNRS 8205), Université Paris Est, 77420 Champs-sur-Marne, France
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- Laboratoire Navier (UMR CNRS 8205), Université Paris Est, 77420 Champs-sur-Marne, France
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Evdokimov IN, Losev AP. Settling Properties and Fractal Dimensions of Aggregated Water Emulsions in Native Crude Oils. J DISPER SCI TECHNOL 2015. [DOI: 10.1080/01932691.2013.783493] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Tian ZA, Dong KJ, Yu AB. Structural evolution in the packing of uniform spheres. Phys Rev E Stat Nonlin Soft Matter Phys 2014; 89:032202. [PMID: 24730832 DOI: 10.1103/physreve.89.032202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2013] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Structural analysis is very important to understanding the physics of atomic or particle systems of various types. However, properly characterizing the structures at different packing fraction ρ is still a challenge. Here we analyze the local structure, in terms of the so-called common-neighbor-subcluster (CNS), of sphere packings with ρ ∈ (0.2, 0.74). We show that although complicated in structure, there are totally 39 kinds of CNSs of which 12 are dominant. The evolution of these CNSs with the increase of ρ is quantified, and the rules governing the evolution are explored. The results are found to be useful in constructing a comprehensive picture about the critical states and their transition in sphere packing.
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- Z A Tian
- Laboratory for Simulation and Modelling of Particulate Systems, School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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- Laboratory for Simulation and Modelling of Particulate Systems, School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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- Laboratory for Simulation and Modelling of Particulate Systems, School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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- Wenxiang Xu
- Institute of Soft Matter Mechanics, College of Mechanics and Materials, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China
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- Institute of Soft Matter Mechanics, College of Mechanics and Materials, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Construction Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China
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Guo BY, Yang SY, Xing M, Dong KJ, Yu AB, Guo J. Toward the Development of an Integrated Multiscale Model for Electrostatic Precipitation. Ind Eng Chem Res 2013. [DOI: 10.1021/ie303466g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Bao-Yu Guo
- Laboratory for Simulation and Modelling
of Particulate Systems, School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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- Laboratory for Simulation and Modelling
of Particulate Systems, School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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- Laboratory for Simulation and Modelling
of Particulate Systems, School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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- Laboratory for Simulation and Modelling
of Particulate Systems, School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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- Laboratory for Simulation and Modelling
of Particulate Systems, School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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- Experimental and Research Centre, Fujian Longking Co., Ltd., Longyan, 364000, China
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Quantification of the interactions between nanoparticles is important in understanding their dynamic behaviors and many related phenomena. In this study, molecular dynamics simulation is used to calculate the interaction potentials (i.e., van der Waals attraction, Born repulsion, and electrostatic interaction) between two silica nanospheres of equal radius in the range of 0.975 to 5.137 nm. The results are compared with those obtained from the conventional Hamaker approach, leading to the development of modified formulas to calculate the van der Waals attraction and Born repulsion between nanospheres, respectively. Moreover, Coulomb's law is found to be valid for calculating the electrostatic potential between nanospheres. The developed formulas should be useful in the study of the dynamic behaviors of nanoparticle systems under different conditions.
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- Laboratory for Simulation and Modelling of Particulate Systems, School of Materials Science and Engineering, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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