Effects of shear rates on radial distribution of different types of heavy particles in light media

In order to study distribution properties of different types of heavy particles in light media and to link macro-properties of a system with its micro-structures, radial distribution functions(RDF) of partly charged metallic particles in uni- and bi-polar systems at various shear rates were investigated by Brownian dynamics simulation. The results are good in agreement qualitatively or quantitatively compared with ones in non-polar systems and other works. The investigation indicates that dispersibility of the particles in the uni-polar system of high ionic concentrations is the largest. Therefore, it is the most unfavored to grow into clusters for precipitation. The dispersibility in the bi-polar systems is less than that in uni-polar systems, but larger than that in non-polar systems. Furthermore, all the RDFs at the same shear rates in three systems approach a limit, which implies that a threshold value exists.