2025/05/16 by Daniela Moreno-Chaparro, Florencio Balboa Usabiaga, Moreno-Chaparro, Daniela +5 · 1 citation
Chemical Engineering · Engineering · #FOS: Physical sciences #Fluid Dynamics (physics.flu-dyn) #Granular flow and fluidized beds #Lattice Boltzmann Simulation Studies #Rheology and Fluid Dynamics Studies #Soft Condensed Matter (cond-mat.soft)
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2505.13505
openalex publication_date 2025/05/16 · openalex created_date 2025/10/17 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
Fluid-structure interactions are commonly modeled using no-slip boundary conditions. However, small deviations from these conditions can significantly alter the dynamics of suspensions and particles, especially at the micro and nano scales. This work presents a robust implicit solvent method for simulating non-colloidal suspensions with non-homogeneous Navier slip boundary conditions. Our approach is based on a regularized boundary integral formulation, enabling accurate and efficient computation of hydrodynamic interactions. This makes the method well-suited for large-scale simulations. We validate the method by comparing computed drag forces on homogeneous and Janus particles with analytical results. Additionally, we consider the effective viscosity of suspensions with varying slip lengths, benchmarking against available analytical no-slip and partial-slip theories.