Particle sliding down a plate
 

I have modelled a volume of stationary fluid and are now injecting a single particle such that it reaches its terminal velocity before striking an inclined plate.

In practice, the particle bounces a couple of times and then slides down the plate before terminating at an escape wall.

Everything is fine except that the particle does not slide down the plate fast enough.

I have been changing the coeficient of restitution but still cannot get the particle to slide fast enough.

FLUENT assumes everything is smooth as far as I can tell and as far as I know they are, and I know that the particle properties are correct, density etc, as too are the fluid properties.

I don't think it is possible to specify a coeficient of friction in FLUENT 6 or any roughness or coeficient of friction when the flow is not turbulent, but if you can, I don't know how.

Does anyone have any suggestions, and if so, please let me know.

Re: Particle sliding down a plate
 

If your boundary is a wall, then U can specify roughness height.

Re: Particle sliding down a plate
 

Any guideline you have to change the roughness height of a wall in fluent? By default it's zero, how do you know what the roughness would be?

Darell, I suspect this (the slow motion of particle) near the wall is due to the a) wall treatment you are doing (standard, nonequilibrium..) b) The mesh near the wall.

Is there any way, you can verify AND validate the flow near the wall?

Nancy

Re: Particle sliding down a plate
 

Out of curiousity is it necessary to model this using CFD? How complex is the flow? Could you not instead treat this as mechanics problem with the proper drag force acting on the particle,along with restitution coefficient and coefficient of friction? I am sure you have your reasons but I am just curious.

Re: Particle sliding down a plate
 

How do you specify the roughness height?

When I go into Define, Bounday connditions, wall, momentum, there is never the option to put the roughness in, no matter what shear condition i choose.

DAE

Re: Particle sliding down a plate2
 

How do you specify the roughness height?

When I go into Define, Bounday connditions, wall, momentum, there is never the option to put the roughness in, no matter what shear condition i choose.

DAE

Re: Particle sliding down a plate
 

I am doing this work to validate FLUENT for some work later on.

The flow is not complex, as there is no flow. It is a mass of stationary fluid, with all temperatures in equilibrium.

DAE

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