Interplay between hydrodynamic and Brownian fluctuations in sedimenting colloidal suspensions.
We apply a hybrid molecular dynamics and mesoscopic simulation technique to study the steady-state sedimentation of hard sphere particles for Peclet number (Pe) ranging from 0.08 to 12. Hydrodynamic backflow causes a reduction of the average sedimentation velocity relative to the Stokes velocity. We...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2008
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