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Role of the constriction angle on the clogging by bridging of suspensions of particles

Nathan Vani1,2, Sacha Escudier1, Deok-Hoon Jeong1, and Alban Sauret1,3,*

  • 1Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106, USA
  • 2Laboratoire de Physique et Mécanique des Milieux Hétérogénes, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique UMR-7636, ESPCI, PSL University, 75005 Paris, France
  • 3Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA

  • *Contact author: asauret@ucsb.edu
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Phys. Rev. Research 6, L032060 – Published 10 September, 2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevResearch.6.L032060

Abstract

Confined flows of particles can lead to clogging, and therefore failure, of various fluidic systems across many applications. As a result, design guidelines need to be developed to ensure that clogging is prevented or at least delayed. In this Letter, we investigate the influence of the angle of reduction in the cross section of the channel on the bridging of semidilute and dense non-Brownian suspensions of spherical particles. We observe a decrease of the clogging probability with the reduction of the constriction angle. This effect is more pronounced for dense suspensions close to the maximum packing fraction where particles are in contact in contrast to semidilute suspensions. We rationalize this difference in terms of arch selection. We describe the role of the constriction angle and the flow profile, providing insights into the distinct behavior of semidilute and dense suspensions.

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Phys. Rev. Research 6, L032060– Published 10 September, 2024
  • Received 3 May 2024
  • Accepted 20 August 2024
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