Permeability of three-dimensional random fiber webs

Permeability of three-dimensional random fiber webs

We report the results of essentially ab initio simulations of creeping flow through large three-dimensional random fiber webs that closely resemble fibrous sheets such as paper and nonwoven fabrics. The computational scheme used in this Letter is that of the lattice-Boltzmann method and contains no...

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Main Authors: Koponen, A., Kandhai, D., Hellén, E., Alava, M., Hoekstra, Alfons G., Kataja, M., Niskanen, K., Sloot, Peter M. A., Timonen, J.
Other Authors: School of Computer Engineering
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2013
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DRNTU::Engineering::Computer science and engineering
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/84474
http://hdl.handle.net/10220/10194
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Institution: Nanyang Technological University
Language: English
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Summary:We report the results of essentially ab initio simulations of creeping flow through large three-dimensional random fiber webs that closely resemble fibrous sheets such as paper and nonwoven fabrics. The computational scheme used in this Letter is that of the lattice-Boltzmann method and contains no free parameters concerning the properties of the porous medium or the dynamics of the flow. The computed permeability of the web is found to be in good agreement with experimental data, and confirms that permeability depends exponentially on porosity over a large range of porosity.

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