Preferential Concentration of Free-Falling Heavy Particles in Turbulence.
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DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.125.064504
Abstract: We present a sweep-stick mechanism for heavy particles transported by a turbulent flow under the action of gravity. Direct numerical simulations show that these particles preferentially explore regions of the flow with close to zero… read more here.
Keywords: concentration free; preferential concentration; heavy particles; particles turbulence ... See more keywords