Sedimentation of a Single Charged Elliptic Cylinder in a Newtonian Fluid by Lattice Boltzmann Method

We simulate the sedimentation of single charged and single uncharged elliptic cylinders in a Newtonian fluid by using the lattice Boltzmann method. Due to the polarizing effects and non-axial symmetry shape, there are the Coulomb force and corresponding torque exerted on the charged elliptic cylinder during the sedimentation, which significantly change the horizontal translation and rotation of the cylinder. When the dielectric constant of the liquid is smaller than that of the wall, the direction of the Coulomb force is opposite to that of the hydrodynamic force. Therefore there appears to be a critical linear charge density q_c at which the elliptic cylinder will fall vertically off the centreline.