Local dissipation properties and collision dynamics in a sustained homogeneous turbulent suspension composed of finite size particles

Particulate flows are present in many applications and the effect of particle size is still not well under- stood. The present paper describes three cases of sustained homogeneous turbulence interacting with particles. Simulations correspond to three particle-fluid density ratios and 3% volume fraction in zero gravity field. Fully resolved particle simulations are based on fictitious domain and penalty method. The local dissipation around particles is studied according to the density ratio. Spatial description of the averaged dissipation is provided. Collision statistics are also investigated. The inter collision time and the angle of collision are compared to the kinetic theory. The effect of the inter particle film drainage is highlighted by simulating the same configurations with and without lubrication model