Effect of particle clustering on the gravitational settling velocity in homogeneous turbulence

Fluid Dynamics

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 397-404

  Alipchenkov, V M ^a   Zaichik, L I ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Clustering; Particles; Radial distribution function; Settling velocity; Turbulence

Indexed keywords

CLUSTERING; GRAVITATIONAL SETTLINGS; HOMOGENEOUS ISOTROPIC TURBULENCE; HOMOGENEOUS TURBULENCE; PARTICLE CLUSTERING; PARTICLE HYDRODYNAMICS; PARTICLE SETTLING VELOCITY; PARTICLES; RADIAL DISTRIBUTION FUNCTION; SETTLING VELOCITY;

DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; FLUID DYNAMICS; GRAVITATION; TURBULENCE;

VELOCITY;

EID: 67650872903     PISSN: 00154628     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1134/S0015462809030077     Document Type: Article

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