Stokesian Dynamics is a molecular-dynamics-like method for simulating the behavior of many particles suspended in a fluid. The method treats the suspended particles in a discrete sense while the continuum approximation remains valid for the surrounding fluid, i.e., the suspended particles are generally assumed to be significantly larger than the molecules of the solvent. The particles then interact through hydrodynamic forces transmitted via the continuum fluid, and when the particle Reynolds number is small, these forces are determined through the linear Stokes equations (hence the name of the method). In addition, the method can also resolve non-hydrodynamic forces, such as Brownian forces, arising from the fluctuating motion of the fluid, and interparticle or external forces. Stokesian Dynamics can thus be applied to a variety of problems, including sedimentation, diffusion and rheology, and it aims to provide the same level of understanding for multiphase paniculate systems as molecular dynamics does for statistical properties of matter.
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Sierou, A. (2005). Stokesian Dynamics Simulations for Particle Laden Flows. In Handbook of Materials Modeling (pp. 2607–2617). Springer Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-3286-8_139
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