Analyzing preferential concentration and clustering of inertial particles in turbulence

International Journal of Multiphase Flow

Volumn 40, Issue , 2012, Pages 1-18

  Monchaux, Romain ^a   Bourgoin, Mickael ^b   Cartellier, Alain ^b  

^a ENSTA PARISTECH   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Inertial particles; Preferential concentration; Turbulence

Indexed keywords

CARRIER FLOW; CLUSTER SIZES; DISPERSED PARTICLE; DISPERSED PHASE; HEAVY PARTICLES; INDIVIDUAL PARTICLES; INERTIAL PARTICLES; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL TOOLS; NATURAL SYSTEMS; PARTICLE LADEN FLOWS; PHYSICAL MECHANISM; PREFERENTIAL CONCENTRATION; QUANTITATIVE INVESTIGATION; STOKES NUMBER; TURBULENT VORTICES;

CENTRIFUGATION; MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES; TURBULENCE;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS);

EID: 84855231217     PISSN: 03019322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmultiphaseflow.2011.12.001     Document Type: Review

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