Simulations of shearing of capillary bridges

摘要

Capillary bridges are considered as the major source of interaction forces acting in wet particulate systems. We study the dynamic shear resistance by using a lattice Boltzmann numerical scheme for a binary fluid. The shear resistance force showed very little dependence on surface tension and contact angle. Instead, the shear resistance is a dynamic phenomenon and a major contributing factor is the distortion of the flow field caused by the presence of interfaces. This distortion of the flow field is geometry-dependent: in smaller diameter bridges the proportion of this distorted flow field becomes larger and it makes a major contribution to the shear resistance force. In other words multiple bridges have an enhancement effect on shear resistance.