Abstract:We present a mean field approximation for a dilute suspension of small particles, which accounts for a non-homogeneous particle distribution and small inertial effects of the particle phase. The model consists of the momentum equation for the fluid coupled to a transport equation for the probability density function on the particle phase space. Apart from the wellknown particle extra stress tensor first presented by Batchelor (1970), the fluid equation contains additional force terms resulting from inertia and… Show more
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