The gravitational settling of aerosol particles in homogeneous turbulence and random flow fields

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 174, Issue , 1987, Pages 441-465

  Maxey, M R ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EQUATIONS OF MOTION; FLOW OF FLUIDS - TURBULENT; GRAVITATIONAL EFFECTS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

GRAVITATIONAL SETTLING; RANDOM FLOW FIELDS;

AEROSOLS;

EID: 0023142873     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112087000193     Document Type: Article

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