CHINESE JOURNAL OF COMPUTATIONAL PHYSICS ›› 2012, Vol. 29 ›› Issue (4): 511-518.

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Brownian Dynamic Simulation of Sludge Perikinetic Flocculation with Ionization

LIU Linshuang1, YANG Guolu1, YU Minghui2   

  1. 1. Sewage Sludge & Silt Research Center, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China;
    2. State Key Laboratory of Water Resource and Hydropower Engineering sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
  • Received:2011-09-05 Revised:2012-02-07 Online:2012-09-25 Published:2012-09-25

Abstract: A Brownian dynamic simulation of perikinetic flocculation of fine sediment with ionization is presented.Langevin equation is used as dynamical equation in tracking particles in a floc.Monte Carlo method is used in simulating random variation in particle movement.Sludge particles are supposed in uncharged and charged state in dispersion system.Electrostatic force on a particle in a simulation cell is considered as a sum of electrostatic force from other particles in the original cell.Particle initial place is decided by particle diameter and sludge density.Particle initial velocity is determined by Gauss random distribution.Effects of particle diameter and sludge density on flocculation and floc structure are discussed.On the other hand,effects of electrostatic force on flocculation are presented.The model proposed coincide well with practical situations.

Key words: floc, Langevin equation, Gaussian distribution, morphological structure

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