Study of preferential concentration in turbulent flows using combined graph theory and Voronoi analysis
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Author(s)
Andrade, Paul
Hardalupas, Yannis
Charalampous, Georgios
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Collisions between particles in turbulent flows may be enhanced by the formation of clusters due to the preferential concentration effect. However, the internal sub-structure of the clusters remains unclear. This paper describes using the “degree of a node” and the “shortest path length” from graph theory, in combination with Voronoï analysis, to gain further insight into both the structure and internal sub-structure of a cluster. This is demonstrated on experimental measurements obtained from a confined counter-flow/jet system. A minority of the particles, which comprise large clusters, are found to have a significantly large number of neighboring particles for collisions. However, particles which comprise small clusters typically have a random number of neighbors.
Date Issued
2022-05
Date Acceptance
2022-04-25
Citation
Physics of Fluids, 2022, 34 (5)
ISSN
1070-6631
Publisher
American Institute of Physics
Journal / Book Title
Physics of Fluids
Volume
34
Issue
5
Copyright Statement
Published under an exclusive license by AIP Publishing. This article may be downloaded for personal use only. Any other use requires prior permission of the author and AIP Publishing. This article appeared in Andrade, Paul, Yannis Hardalupas, and Georgios Charalampous. "Study of preferential concentration in turbulent flows using combined graph theory and Voronoï analysis." Physics of Fluids 34.5 (2022). and may be found at https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0091469
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Subjects
CLUSTERS
HEAVY-PARTICLES
INERTIAL PARTICLES
Mechanics
Physical Sciences
Physics
Physics, Fluids & Plasmas
Science & Technology
Technology
Publication Status
Published
Article Number
051704
Date Publish Online
2022-05-11