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XXI International Congress of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics
Warsaw, Poland, August 15-21, 2004

Spreding Fronts and Fluctuations in Sedimentation: Part II Computer Simulations

Laurence Bergougnoux ⁽¹⁾, Sebastien Ghicini ⁽¹⁾, Elisabeth Guazzelli ⁽¹⁾, John Hinch ⁽²⁾

1. IUSTI-CNRS, Polytech'Marseille, Marseille, France
2. DAMTP Cambridge, Cambridge, UK

Following on from the experimental Part I, Part II uses computer simulations to examine the spreading of the front and the velocity fluctuations, and how these depend on the concentration and size of the container.

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