Particle sedimentation in a fluid at low Reynolds number: a generalization of hindered settling described by a two-phase continuum model
- Christian Huber
, - E M Parmentier,
- D Florez
E M Parmentier
Department of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences, Brown University
D Florez
Department of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences, Brown University
Abstract
Particle-fluid separation by settling is an ubiquitous process in Earth and Planetary Sciences. The rate of growth and the initial structure of cumulate layers in magma oceans or, over smaller scales, crustal magmatic systems depend on the crystal settling dynamics in melt-rich environments. The settling velocity of particles is controlled by a balance between buoyancy
