Tortuosity is an important parameter for char- acterizing transport properties within porous materials and is of interest in a broad range of fields, such as energy storage and conversion materials. One of the paramet...Tortuosity is an important parameter for char- acterizing transport properties within porous materials and is of interest in a broad range of fields, such as energy storage and conversion materials. One of the parameters that impacts the tortuosity value is the geometry of the solid phase which, in this study, is considered as stochas- tically-placed rectangular particles. Through lattice Boltz- mann modelling （LBM）, we determined the impact of particle aspect ratio on the intrinsic tortuosity-porosity relationships of two-dimensional porous media composed of rectangular particles. These relationships were isolated for materials with grain （particle） aspect ratios of e { 1, 2, 3 } and porosities from [0.55 - 0.95]. We determined that a minimum of 6, 8 and 10 stochastic simulations, respec- tively, were required to calculate these average tortuosity values in laminar flow （Re 〈〈 1）. This novel application of the LBM to study the effects of porosity and aspect ratio of rectangular grains on tortuosity can be used in the tailoring of materials for clean energy.展开更多
基金the financial support from Carbon Management Canada Inc. (CMC)Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI)+2 种基金Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)the NSERC Canada Research Chairs Programthe University of Toronto
文摘Tortuosity is an important parameter for char- acterizing transport properties within porous materials and is of interest in a broad range of fields, such as energy storage and conversion materials. One of the parameters that impacts the tortuosity value is the geometry of the solid phase which, in this study, is considered as stochas- tically-placed rectangular particles. Through lattice Boltz- mann modelling （LBM）, we determined the impact of particle aspect ratio on the intrinsic tortuosity-porosity relationships of two-dimensional porous media composed of rectangular particles. These relationships were isolated for materials with grain （particle） aspect ratios of e { 1, 2, 3 } and porosities from [0.55 - 0.95]. We determined that a minimum of 6, 8 and 10 stochastic simulations, respec- tively, were required to calculate these average tortuosity values in laminar flow （Re 〈〈 1）. This novel application of the LBM to study the effects of porosity and aspect ratio of rectangular grains on tortuosity can be used in the tailoring of materials for clean energy.
