Porous particles are crucial in environmental engineering, energy, and the chemical
industry, boasting unique hierarchical structures and extensive surface areas. This review …

Terminal velocity and drag coefficient are the core parameters of particle motion, but their
predictive models and measuring methods have rarely been focused. In this work, terminal …

An accurate drag correlation accounting for multiscale heterogeneous porous structures is a
prerequisite for reliable CFD simulation of fluidized beds. Though particle clusters in …

Drag reduction is a common phenomenon in various fields, such as enhanced heat transfer
process of micro-channels, or fuel-coolant interaction (FCI) during severe accidents in …

Porous particles are commonly used in chemical industries and the existence of porous
structures as well as porous-fluid interfaces can essentially affect flow characteristics of …

The settling behavior of non-spherical particles in quiescent water stands as one of the most
common natural phenomena. This study investigates the impact of different initial …

This study investigated the concealed interaction between applied velocity gradient (G
value) and ballast specific gravity (SG) in ballasted flocculation (BF). The objective was to …

Flow entrained with permeable particles is frequently encountered in natural and
engineering applications. However, the lack of knowledge about the drag on the porous …

The terminal settling velocity and drag coefficient are crucial for hydrochory in plant seeds,
but predictive models for seeds with highly irregular shapes are rarely studied. The settling …

The flow behavior of particle clusters with thermal convection in confined fluid flow has
garnered considerable attention. One of the remaining challenges is to understand the role …