A benchmark for particle-laden turbulent duct flow: A joint computational and experimental study

M Esmaily, L Villafane, AJ Banko, G Iaccarino… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
A turbulent duct flow laden with small heavy inertial particles (Re τ≈ 570, St+≈ 50, d p+≈
0.3, St≈ 12, and dp/η≈ 0.17) is studied computationally and experimentally. We examine …

Preferential concentration of particles in a fully developed turbulent square duct flow

CM Winkler, SL Rani, SP Vanka - International Journal of Multiphase Flow, 2004 - Elsevier
The preferential concentration of dense particles in a downward, fully developed turbulent
square duct flow at Reτ= 360, based on mean friction velocity and duct width, is studied …

Mechanisms of particle dispersion in a turbulent, square duct flow

M Fairweather, J Yao - AIChE journal, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Particle dispersion in a square duct flow is studied using large eddy simulation combined
with Lagrangian particle tracking under conditions of one‐way coupling. The flow has a bulk …

Mechanisms of particle preferential concentration induced by secondary motions in a dilute turbulent square duct flow

Y Wang, M Fairweather, LF Mortimer, Y Zhao, J Yao - Physics of Fluids, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
Particle-laden turbulent square duct flows at Re τ= 300 (based on the duct half-width and the
mean friction velocity) are investigated using direct numerical simulation with one-way …

Buoyant finite-size particles in turbulent duct flow

S Zade, W Fornari, F Lundell, L Brandt - Physical Review Fluids, 2019 - APS
Particle image velocimetry and particle tracking velocimetry have been employed to
investigate the dynamics of finite-size spherical particles, slightly heavier than the carrier …

Particle dispersion in turbulent, square open duct flows of high Reynolds number

Y Wang, Y Zhao, J Yao - Powder Technology, 2019 - Elsevier
Large eddy simulation is used to study particle dispersion in fully-developed, square open
duct flow at Reynolds numbers of 83 k, 250 k based on the bulk velocity and duct width …

Particle transport in a turbulent pipe flow: direct numerical simulations, phenomenological modelling and physical mechanisms

T Zahtila, L Chan, A Ooi, J Philip - Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 2023 - cambridge.org
In particle-laden turbulent wall flows, transport of particles towards solid walls is
phenomenologically thought to be governed by the wall-normal turbulence intensity …

Aspect ratio effect on particle transport in turbulent duct flows

A Noorani, R Vinuesa, L Brandt, P Schlatter - Physics of Fluids, 2016 - pubs.aip.org
The dynamics of dilute micron-sized spherical inertial particles in turbulent duct flows is
studied by means of direct numerical simulations of the carrier phase turbulence with one …

Large scale accumulation patterns of inertial particles in wall-bounded turbulent flow

G Sardina, F Picano, P Schlatter, L Brandt… - Flow, turbulence and …, 2011 - Springer
Turbulent internal flow in channel and pipe geometry with a diluted second phase of inertial
particles is studied numerically. Direct numerical simulations (DNS) are performed at …

Particle deposition in turbulent duct flows

J Yao, M Fairweather - Chemical engineering science, 2012 - Elsevier
Particle deposition in fully developed turbulent square duct flows is simulated using large
eddy simulation for Reynolds numbers, based on the bulk velocity and duct width, equal to …