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Mohammadreza Mahmoudian

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arXiv2026

Role of Particle Shape in Strain-Controlled Resuspension of Dense Suspensions

> Dense non-Brownian suspensions exhibit complex resuspension dynamics governed by hydrodynamic interactions, particle microstructure, and gravity. While viscous resuspension in spherical suspensions is known to be strain-controlled, its applicability to anisotropic particles remains unclear. Here, we investigate dense suspensions of spherical and rod-shaped particles under steady and oscillatory shear. The results reveal two strain-controlled transitions: particle detachment from the sediment bed and the transition to a fully suspended state. Both particle shapes exhibit the same critical strain for detachment, approximately 6, indicating that resuspension onset is largely independent of particle morphology. In contrast, complete resuspension requires a critical strain of approximately 120 for spheres and 180 for rods, demonstrating a strong effect of particle anisotropy. A fluid-strain scaling collapses the onset of resuspension across particle concentrations and shapes while highlighting the distinct influence of particle shape on complete suspension. These findings establish a unified strain-based framework for viscous resuspension and clarify the role of particle anisotropy in dense suspension dynamics.

cond-mat.soft↗

arXiv2026

Linear stability analysis of particle-laden Couette-Poiseuille flows: effect of porous walls

The current study presents a three-dimensional linear stability analysis of particle-laden Couette-Poiseuille flow suspended in a Newtonian fluid between two parallel plates, with the lower plate coated by a porous medium. The influence of suspended particles is examined using a two-domain formulation in which particles are confined to the fluid layer and do not penetrate the porous substrate. The particle-laden suspension is modeled using the dusty-gas framework, while the flow within the porous layer is described by the volume-averaged Navier-Stokes (VANS) equations. In particle-laden flows over impermeable walls, particle inertia may either stabilize or destabilize the flow depending on the governing parameters. In contrast, the presence of a porous layer introduces an additional permeability-dependent destabilizing mechanism that fundamentally modifies these classical trends. Consequently, particle loading can reduce the critical Reynolds number at sufficiently high permeability, even in parameter regimes where particles stabilize the corresponding rigid-wall flow. The coupled formulation also introduces additional disturbance branches associated with fluid-particle coupling near the permeable interface. Although these modes remain stable across the parameter space investigated, they modify the eigenspectrum and influence the dominant instability by altering coupling pathways. Furthermore, unlike impermeable-wall Couette-Poiseuille flow, where increasing the Couette component generally stabilizes the flow, the porous-wall configuration exhibits a monotonic decrease in the critical Reynolds number over the range examined. These results demonstrate that porous boundaries can fundamentally alter established stability behavior in particle-laden shear flows through permeability-dependent coupling between the suspension and the porous substrate.

physics.flu-dyn↗

arXiv2026

From Sedimentation to Suspension: Critical Strain as a Predictor of Particle Resuspension Thresholds

Viscous resuspension, the process by which sedimented particles are re-entrained into a fluid under flow, is central to numerous natural and industrial systems, including environmental contaminant transport, riverbed erosion, and biogeochemical cycling. Despite its ubiquity and importance, predicting when and how resuspension occurs remains challenging, particularly under oscillatory shear, where particle interactions are nonlinear, collective, and time-dependent. Here, we examine the resuspension dynamics of dense, non-Brownian suspensions under both steady and oscillatory shear using bulk rheometry and in situ rheo-microscopy over a broad range of particle volume fractions (ϕ= 0.30 to 0.55). We demonstrate that strain is the key control parameter governing the transition from a sedimented bed to a fully suspended state. This strain-driven onset is mediated by effective interparticle collisions and collective particle motion. We develop a predictive model that captures the observed strain thresholds as a function of volume fraction, allowing for the construction of a new state diagram delineating sedimentation, resuspension, and full suspension regimes. These findings reveal a robust, strain-controlled resuspension mechanism and establish a unified framework for predicting suspension behavior across steady and oscillatory flows, offering new tools for managing particle-laden transport in geophysical, biological, and industrial environments.

physics.flu-dyn↗