| Issue |
Emergent Scientist
Volume 2, 2018
IPT2017
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|---|---|---|
| Article Number | 4 | |
| Number of page(s) | 7 | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/emsci/2018002 | |
| Published online | 28 September 2018 | |
Research Article
Channel formation in draining suspensions
Univ Lyon, Ens de Lyon, Univ Claude Bernard, Département de Physique,
69342
Lyon, France
* e-mail: louison.thorens@ens-lyon.fr
Received:
17
January
2018
Accepted:
4
July
2018
We analyse how particles adhering to a wall can create tree-like structures (or flat trees) by an erosive flow. We vary the physical and chemical properties of the fluid and highlight their influences on the patterns observed. We analyse the structures created and conclude that the mass concentration in particles have a clear impact. Using the fractal dimension defined by the box-counting process, we prove that the tree-like patterns are fractal objects. An interesting fact is that this fractal dimension remains constant at a fixed height of analysis.
Key words: Sedimentation / Pattern formation / Fractal
© J. Bernard and L. Thorens, Published by EDP Sciences, 2018
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