Two statistical models for predicting collision rates of inertial particles in homogeneous isotropic turbulence

The objective of the paper is to present and compare two models for the collision rate of inertial particles immersed in homogeneous isotropic turbulence. The merits and demerits of several known collision models are discussed. One of the models proposed in the paper is based on the assumption that...

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Published in:Physics of fluids (1994) 2003-10, Vol.15 (10), p.2995-3005
Main Authors: Zaichik, Leonid I., Simonin, Olivier, Alipchenkov, Vladimir M.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:The objective of the paper is to present and compare two models for the collision rate of inertial particles immersed in homogeneous isotropic turbulence. The merits and demerits of several known collision models are discussed. One of the models proposed in the paper is based on the assumption that the velocities of the fluid and a particle obey a correlated Gaussian distribution. The other model stems from a kinetic equation for the probability density function of the relative velocity distribution of two particles. The predictions obtained by means of these two models are compared with numerical simulations published in the literature.
ISSN:1070-6631
1089-7666
DOI:10.1063/1.1608014