Inertial clustering of particles in high-Reynolds-number turbulence

EW Saw, RA Shaw, S Ayyalasomayajula, PY Chuang… - Physical review …, 2008 - APS
Physical review letters, 2008APS
We report experimental evidence of spatial clustering of dense particles in homogenous,
isotropic turbulence at high Reynolds numbers. The dissipation-scale clustering becomes
stronger as the Stokes number increases and is found to exhibit similarity with respect to the
droplet Stokes number over a range of experimental conditions (particle diameter and
turbulent energy dissipation rate). These findings are in qualitative agreement with recent
theoretical and computational studies of inertial particle clustering in turbulence. Because of …
We report experimental evidence of spatial clustering of dense particles in homogenous, isotropic turbulence at high Reynolds numbers. The dissipation-scale clustering becomes stronger as the Stokes number increases and is found to exhibit similarity with respect to the droplet Stokes number over a range of experimental conditions (particle diameter and turbulent energy dissipation rate). These findings are in qualitative agreement with recent theoretical and computational studies of inertial particle clustering in turbulence. Because of the large Reynolds numbers a broad scaling range of particle clustering due to turbulent mixing is present, and the inertial clustering can clearly be distinguished from that due to mixing of fluid particles.
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