Effect of fluid inertia on the orientation of a small prolate spheroid settling in turbulence

We study the angular dynamics of small non-spherical particles settling in a turbulent flow, such as ice crystals in clouds, aggregates of organic material in the oceans, or fibres settling in turbulent pipe flow. Most solid particles encountered in Nature are not spherical, and their orientations a...

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Main Authors: K Gustavsson, M Z Sheikh, D Lopez, A Naso, A Pumir, B Mehlig
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2019-01-01
Series:New Journal of Physics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/ab3062