Finite-size effects in the dynamics of neutrally buoyant particles in turbulent flow

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 651, Issue , 2010, Pages 81-91

  Homann, Holger ^a,b   Bec, Jérémie ^b  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CÔTE D'AZUR   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY; COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; TURBULENT FLOW;

ANALYTICAL PREDICTIONS; BUOYANT PARTICLES; DIMENSIONAL ANALYSIS; FINITE SIZE EFFECT; KOLMOGOROV SCALE; PARTICLE DIAMETERS; SPECTRAL METHODS; SPHERICAL PARTICLE;

PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS;

ACCELERATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW VELOCITY; PARTICLE MOTION; TURBULENT FLOW;

EID: 77952423196     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112010000923     Document Type: Article

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