Simulations of Flexible Fiber Suspensions
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چکیده
Understanding the behavior of flexible fiber suspensions is challenging because of the many variables that affect macroscopic properties (such as fiber length, concentration, shape, flexibility, interactions, etc.), and the difficulty of systematically varying the system variables in experimental studies. In this report, we show how fiber-level simulations can be used to systematically investigate the relationships between fiber properties and interactions, and the macroscopic properties of flexible fiber suspensions. We examine flocculation in fiber suspensions, rheological properties, and handsheet formation and mechanical testing.
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