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Particles in homogeneous shear turbulence

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We study the dynamics and collisions of (inertial) particles in homogenous shear turbulence. Using statistical measures such as particle dispersion, relative dispersion, and particle collision rates we investigate the collision kernel. We use this collision kernel to make predictions on how a set of particles with a certain size distribution evolves in time.

Author(s):

Michel van Hinsberg    
Dept. of Applied Physics, Eindhoven University of Technology
Netherlands

Herman Clercx    
Dept. of Applied Physics, Eindhoven University of Technology
Netherlands

Prasad Perlekar    
Dept. of Applied Physics, Eindhoven University of Technology
Netherlands

Federico Toschi    
Dept. of Applied Physics, Eindhoven University of Technology
Netherlands