Particle resuspension from complex surfaces: current knowledge and limitations

Christophe Henry

Published 2018-02-18Version 1

This review explores particle resuspension from surfaces due to fluid flows. The objective of this review is to provide a general framework and terminology for particle resuspension while highlighting the future developments needed to deepen our understanding of these phenomena. For that purpose, the manuscript is organized with respect to three mechanisms identified in particle resuspension, namely: the incipient motion of particles (i.e. how particles are set in motion), their migration on the surface (i.e. rolling or sliding motion) and their re-entrainment in the flow (i.e. their motion in the near-wall region after detachment). Recent measurements and simulations of particle resuspension are used to underline our current understanding of each mechanism for particle resuspension. These selected examples also highlight the limitations in the present knowledge of particle resuspension, while providing insights into future developments that need to be addressed. In particular, the paper addresses the issue of adhesion forces between complex surfaces - where more detailed characterizations of adhesion force distributions are needed - and the issue of particle sliding/rolling motion on the surface - which can lead to particles halting/being trapped in regions with high adhesion forces.