Eighth International Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering
Velocity and Drag Force Distribution of Fluid Flow in Mono- and Binary-Sized Particulate Porous Media
Publication: Geo-Congress 2019: Geoenvironmental Engineering and Sustainability (GSP 312)
ABSTRACT
Fluid flow through porous media consisting of randomly-generated mono- and binary-sized spherical particles is investigated using the lattice Boltzmann (LB) method. The effects of porosity, particle mean diameter and diameter ratio, and Reynolds number on velocity and drag force distribution in porous media are investigated. Based on the numerical results, a more accurate equation for calculation of the mean drag force in particulate porous media is proposed. Probability density distributions of velocity in pore space and drag force on individual particles are investigated and the range of variations according to the mean drag force is introduced. The results suggest that porosity and Reynolds number in mono-sized domain have the most significant effect on the mean drag force; in binary-sized domain, however, the size ratio has a significant effect.
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Geo-Congress 2019: Geoenvironmental Engineering and Sustainability (GSP 312)
Pages: 82 - 94
Editors: Christopher L. Meehan, Ph.D., University of Delaware, Sanjeev Kumar, Ph.D., Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Miguel A. Pando, Ph.D., University of North Carolina Charlotte, and Joseph T. Coe, Ph.D., Temple University
ISBN (Online): 978-0-7844-8214-8
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© 2019 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published online: Mar 21, 2019
Published in print: Mar 21, 2019
ASCE Technical Topics:
- Aerodynamics
- Continuum mechanics
- Drag (fluid dynamics)
- Dynamics (solid mechanics)
- Earth materials
- Engineering mechanics
- Flow (fluid dynamics)
- Flow distribution
- Fluid dynamics
- Fluid flow
- Fluid mechanics
- Fluid velocity
- Geomaterials
- Geotechnical engineering
- Hydraulic engineering
- Hydraulic structures
- Hydrologic engineering
- Levees and dikes
- Particle size distribution
- Particle velocity
- Porous media flow
- Solid mechanics
- Velocity distribution
- Water and water resources
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