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Dynamics of oblate particle migration and orientation in duct flows of elastoviscoplastic fluids
KTH, Centres, SeRC - Swedish e-Science Research Centre. KTH, School of Engineering Sciences (SCI), Engineering Mechanics, Fluid Mechanics. (FLOW)ORCID iD: 0009-0002-4882-7114
KTH, Centres, SeRC - Swedish e-Science Research Centre. KTH, School of Engineering Sciences (SCI), Engineering Mechanics, Fluid Mechanics. (FLOW)ORCID iD: 0000-0003-1429-1008
Department of Process & Energy, Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands.
KTH, Centres, SeRC - Swedish e-Science Research Centre. KTH, School of Engineering Sciences (SCI), Engineering Mechanics, Fluid Mechanics. (FLOW)ORCID iD: 0000-0003-4317-1726
2026 (English)In: Journal of Fluid Mechanics, ISSN 0022-1120, E-ISSN 1469-7645, Vol. 1032, article id A45Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Elastoviscoplastic (EVP) fluids, characterised by the coexistence of elastic, viscous and yield-stress properties, play a central role in diverse applications, including drug delivery, 3D printing and hydraulic fracturing. These fluids often transport non-spherical particles whose migration dynamics strongly influences flow behaviour. In this work, we employ interface-resolved direct numerical simulations to investigate the migration and orientation dynamics of finite-size spheroidal particles suspended in EVP duct flows across a wide range of governing parameters. Our results show that the equilibrium position and orientation of the particles are influenced significantly by both their aspect ratio and the carrier fluid rheology. In Saramito fluids, spheroidal particles migrate towards the duct centre and align along the duct diagonals in the presence of inertia. At sufficiently high elasticity, they penetrate the central plug and reach the duct core, irrespective of their initial position or shape. At lower elasticities, where larger plug regions persist, interactions with the plug alter the angular dynamics of the particles, leading to unsteady, quasi-periodic tumbling and spinning motions. In contrast, in Saramito–Giesekus fluids, the interplay between inertial forces, shear-thinning plastic viscosity and yield stress drives particles towards the duct corners, aligning them perpendicular to the duct diagonals. In semi-dilute suspensions, flattened particles maintain a greater distance from the walls, whereas their spherical counterparts tend to cluster directly at the corners. These findings reveal complex migration and orientation behaviours unique to EVP media and suggest new opportunities for geometry-based particle separation in microfluidic applications.

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Cambridge University Press (CUP) , 2026. Vol. 1032, article id A45
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microfluidics, multiphase and particle-laden flows, non-Newtonian flows
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URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-381082DOI: 10.1017/jfm.2026.11381ISI: 001736216900001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-105035873336OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-381082DiVA, id: diva2:2059925
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Available from: 2026-05-13 Created: 2026-05-13 Last updated: 2026-05-13Bibliographically approved

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