Particles with flake shape in Rocky

[youssef.badran]

Hello,

I would like to simulate flake-shaped particles with a given diameter and thickness.

Is it possible to simulate such particles in Rocky? If yes, how can this be done? Also, is it possible to couple Fluent with Rocky for simulations involving these particles?

Thank you.

[Jackson Gomes]

Its is possible to simulate flake-shaped particles in Rocky.

This can be done using Custom Shell particles or Polyhedrons, by importing the particle geometry as an STL file.

Rocky supports custom particle shapes, including imported geometries, which allows you to represent realistic particle forms beyond simple spheres.

For more details, please take a look at the user manual:
https://ansyshelp.ansys.com/public/Views/Secured/corp/v261/en/pdf/Rocky_User_Manual.pdf

[youssef.badran]

Thank you very much for the information ! 

The user manual shows that it is not possible to perform 2-way coupling with Fluent for custom shell particles:

Is there a way to perform this coupling for flake-shaped particles ? If yes, how to do so (drag law, etc.) ?