properties in cohesive model

Submitted by NSalloum on Tue, 11/13/2018 - 10:50

hello,

I want to perform some simulations for cohesive powders which have high percentages of moisture content, so I thought about using the easo/capillary/viscous or washino/capillary/viscous cohesion models offered by LIGGGHTS, but I have some inquiries which I hope someone may please help me in.

1- I read some comments in the forum about the way of adding a new particle property which is "moisture content", but aren't the moisture content and the surfaceLiquidContentInitial related? or even somehow the same?

2- If the only source of wetness in the powder is moisture, do I consider the "fluid" that I am supposed to define some of its properties in these two models to be water?

3- How can I determine the contact angle between the fluid and the atoms?

I hope someone might help me in answering these question.

best wishes,