Abstract
An analytical treatment for the sedimentation rate of disordered suspensions is presented in the context of a resistance problem. From the calculation it is confirmed that the lubrication effect is important in contrast to the suggestion by Brady and Durlofsky [J. F. Brady and L. J. Durlofsky, Phys. Fluids 31, 717 (1988)]. The calculated sedimentation rate agrees well with the experimental results throughout the range of the volume fraction.
- Received 25 July 1994
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.51.R3815
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