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Equilibrium radial positions of neutrally buoyant spherical particles over the circular cross-section in Poiseuille flow

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 January 2017

Yusuke Morita ,
Tomoaki Itano  and
Masako Sugihara-Seki
Yusuke Morita
Affiliation:
Kansai University, Department of Pure and Applied Physics, 3-3-35 Yamate-cho, Suita, Osaka 564-8680, Japan
Tomoaki Itano
Affiliation:
Kansai University, Department of Pure and Applied Physics, 3-3-35 Yamate-cho, Suita, Osaka 564-8680, Japan
Masako Sugihara-Seki*
Affiliation:
Kansai University, Department of Pure and Applied Physics, 3-3-35 Yamate-cho, Suita, Osaka 564-8680, Japan
*
†Email address for correspondence: sekim@kansai-u.ac.jp
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Abstract

An experimental study of the inertial migration of neutrally buoyant spherical particles suspended in the Poiseuille flow through circular tubes has been conducted at Reynolds numbers $(Re)$ from 100 to 1100 for particle-to-tube diameter ratios of ${\sim}$0.1. The distributions of particles in the tube cross-section were measured at various distances from the tube inlet and the radial probability function of particles was calculated. At relatively high $Re$, the radial probability function was found to have two peaks, corresponding to the so-called Segre–Silberberg annulus and the inner annulus, the latter of which was first reported experimentally by Matas et al. (J. Fluid Mech. vol. 515, 2004, pp. 171–195) to represent accumulation of particles at smaller radial positions than the Segre–Silberberg annulus. They assumed that the inner annulus would be an equilibrium position of particles, where the resultant lateral force on the particles disappears, similar to the Segre–Silberberg annulus. The present experimental study showed that the fraction of particles observed on the Segre–Silberberg annulus increased and the fraction on the inner annulus decreased further downstream, accompanying an outward shift of the inner annulus towards the Segre–Silberberg annulus and a decrease in its width. These results suggested that if the tubes were long enough, the inner annulus would disappear such that all particles would be focused on the Segre–Silberberg annulus for $Re<1000$. At the cross-section nearest to the tube inlet, particles were absent in the peripheral region close to the tube wall including the expected Segre–Silberberg annulus position for $Re>700$. In addition, the entry length after which radial migration has fully developed was found to increase with increasing $Re$, in contrast to the conventional estimate. These results may be related to the developing flow in the tube entrance region where the radial force profile would be different from that of the fully developed Poiseuille flow and there may not be an equilibrium position corresponding to the Segre–Silberberg annulus.

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Multiphase and Particle-laden Flows: Multiphase and Particle-laden Flows Multiphase and Particle-laden Flows: Particle/fluid flow
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Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 813 , 25 February 2017 , pp. 750 - 767
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