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Brendan D Hoffman1, Eric S G Shaqfeh
1Department of Chemical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94035, USA.
Abstract:
We describe the Brownian demixing of sedimenting suspensions, a recently discovered phenomenon in which increases in the thermal energy can destabilize a system of orientable particles subjected to a torque to fluctuations in concentration. Through use of Brownian dynamics simulation and a mean-field analysis, we demonstrate that demixing occurs in a model system composed of slender rigid rods sedimenting between no-slip walls. Additionally, we describe the effects of wall separation distance on suspension stability.
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