A single rigid chain in zigzag shear flow (s=0.01) at kBT=0 †

  • cf. "A single chain in zigzag shear flow (s=0.01) at kBT=0" in Chain Motions
  • Simulation parameters
    • CFD Lattice: 32 x 64 x 16 mesh
    • Number of Beads: N = 5
    • Diameter of Particles: D = 4 mesh
    • Volume Fraction: Φ = 0.041
    • Temperature: kBT = 1.0
    • Shear Rate: s = 0.01
    • Number of Iteration Steps: 240000
    • Computation Time: 1 day on 8 cores (with ICC+MKL+OMP)
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A helical chain at a constant velocity †

  • Simulation parameters
    • CFD Lattice: 256 x 256 x 256 mesh
    • Number of Beads: N = 30
    • Diameter of Particles: D = 4 mesh
    • Volume Fraction: Φ = 0.00048
    • Velocity: V = -0.005
    • Number of Iteration Steps: 100000
    • Computation Time: 4 days on single core
  • Parameters of the helical particle
    • Orientation: crockwise
    • Number of Beads: N = 30
    • Number of Turns: k = 3.0
    • Helical Pitch: p = 52.0 mesh
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A helical chain at a constant angular velocity †

  • Simulation parameters
    • CFD Lattice: 256 x 256 x 256 mesh
    • Number of Beads: N = 30
    • Diameter of Particles: D = 4 mesh
    • Volume Fraction: Φ = 0.00048
    • Angular Velocity: Ω = 0.00041
    • Number of Iteration Steps: 100000
    • Computation Time: 4 days on single core
  • Parameters of the helical particle
    • Orientation: crockwise
    • Number of Beads: N = 30
    • Number of Turns: k = 3.0
    • Helical Pitch: p = 52.0 mesh
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A helical chain in a gravitational field †

  • Simulation parameters
    • CFD Lattice: 256 x 256 x 256 mesh
    • Number of Beads: N = 30
    • Diameter of Particles: D = 4 mesh
    • Volume Fraction: Φ = 0.00048
    • Gravity: g = -0.01
    • Number of Iteration Steps: 100000
    • Computation Time: 1.1 day on 8 cores (with ICC+MKL+OMP)
  • Parameters of the helical particle
    • Orientation: crockwise
    • Number of Beads: N = 30
    • Number of Turns: k = 3.0
    • Helical Pitch: p = 52.0 mesh
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Helical chains in a gravitational field †

  • Simulation parameters
    • CFD Lattice: 256 x 256 x 256 mesh
    • Number of Beads: N = 100
    • Diameter of Particles: D = 4 mesh
    • Volume Fraction: Φ = 0.0016
    • Gravity: g = -0.01
    • Number of Iteration Steps: 100000
    • Computation Time: 1.1 day on 8 cores (with ICC+MKL+OMP)
  • Parameters of the helical particles (left-to-right)
    • Number of Beads: N = 35, 25, 40
    • Number of Turns: k = 4.0, 2.5, 3.0
    • Helical Pitch: p = 20.0, 44.0, 36.0
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