The effect of relative position on the motion and interactions of particle sedimentation under gravity in a finite-width vertical channel

T Guo, B Yan, X Lu, Z Luo - Engineering Applications of …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Understanding the settling behaviour of particles and the interactions between fluid and
particles in channelled fluids is crucial for various natural and industrial processes. The …

Study of sedimentation characteristics of an elliptical squirmer in a vertical channel

Y Ying, T Jiang, S Li, D Nie, J Lin - Physica Scripta, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
We used a two-dimensional lattice Boltzmann method to simulate the sedimentation motion
of an elliptical squirmer in a vertical channel, taking into account the case of a circular …

The sedimentation behaviors of elliptical active particles in a rectangular box

C Liu, Z Ouyang, J Lin - Journal of Fluids and Structures, 2024 - Elsevier
The “squirmer” model, a micro-swimming model driven by an imposed tangential velocity at
the boundaries, is used to simulate the sedimentation behaviors of one and two elliptical …

Recent progress in self-propelled particles

Z Ouyang, J Lin - Journal of Hydrodynamics, 2024 - Springer
Self-propelled particles are commonly found in a large number of planktonic organisms such
as bacteria, fungi, and algae in nature, and researchers have taken a long interest in …

Influence of initial relative positions on the square dual-particle sedimentation under free-release conditions

T Guo, X Hu, B Yan, Z Luo - Physics of Fluids, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
Understanding the settlement dynamics of particles in channeled fluids has wide
applications, such as the transport, accumulation, and abrasion of sand in river and …

Swimming velocity of spherical squirmers in a square tube at finite fluid inertia

T Jiang, D Nie, J Lin - Applied Mathematics and Mechanics, 2024 - Springer
The three-dimensional lattice Boltzmann method (LBM) is used to simulate the motion of a
spherical squirmer in a square tube, and the steady motion velocity of a squirmer with …

Flow structure around a microswimmer at fluid–fluid interface

R Mishra, M Gosika, H Gidituri… - Fluid Dynamics …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Living organisms such as bacteria and algae often form biofilms at air–liquid and/or liquid–
liquid interfaces. Therefore, it is important to understand the hydrodynamic interaction …