Table 2

Parameters used in this simulation

Simulation domains (L_x, L_y, L_z)

(4d, 4d, 256d)

Mesh sizes (δ_x, δ_y, δ_z)

(4d, 4d, 4d)

Temperature T (°C)

25

Hamaker constant A (J)

2 × 10^-20

Diameters of particle (d₀, d₁, d₂), (nm)

(10, 25, 50)

Density of fluid ρ_f (kg/m³)

0.993 × 10³

Density of particle (ρ_p) (kg/m³)

6.4 × 10³

Viscosity of fluid η (Pa s)

1.0 × 10^-3

Simulation time step Δt (ns)

10

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