Geometry optimization of wall-jet collection device: A study of flow-field dynamics and particle motion

B Zhang, G Zhao, L Xiao, L Xu - Physics of Fluids, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
Wall-jet collection has been recognized as an advanced technique for mining polymetallic
nodules that has significant potential for practical engineering applications. Optimizing the …

Numerical study on turbulence modulation of finite-size particles in plane-Couette flow

C Wang, L Jiang, C Sun - Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 2023 - cambridge.org
Turbulent plane-Couette flow suspended with finite-size spheroidal particles is studied using
fully particle-resolved direct numerical simulations. The effects of particle aspect ratio on …

Accelerations of large inertial particles in turbulence

Y Fan, C Wang, L Jiang, C Sun… - Europhysics …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Understanding the dynamics of material objects advected by turbulent flows is a long-
standing question in fluid dynamics. In this perspective article we focus on the …

How turbulence increases the bubble-particle collision rate

L Jiang, D Krug - arXiv preprint arXiv:2407.02234, 2024 - arxiv.org
We study the effect of turbulence on collisions between a finite-size bubble and small inertial
particles based on interface-resolved simulations. Our results show that the interaction with …