Settling and asymptotic motion of aerosol particles in a cellular flow field

1995 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 337-358 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Rubin ◽  
C. K. R. T. Jones ◽  
M. Maxey
Keyword(s):  
Flow Field ◽  
Aerosol Particles ◽  
Asymptotic Motion

scholarly journals Sensitivity of spatial aerosol particle distributions to the boundary conditions in the PALM model system 6.0

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (11) ◽  
pp. 5663-5685
Author(s):  
Mona Kurppa ◽  
Pontus Roldin ◽  
Jani Strömberg ◽  
Anna Balling ◽  
Sasu Karttunen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Resolution ◽  
Flow Field ◽  
Boundary Conditions ◽  
Vertical Distribution ◽  
Size Distribution ◽  
Aerosol Particle ◽  
Aerosol Particles ◽  
Model System ◽  
Chemical Compositions ◽  
Background Concentrations

Abstract. High-resolution modelling is needed to understand urban air quality and pollutant dispersion in detail. Recently, the PALM model system 6.0, which is based on large-eddy simulation (LES), was extended with the detailed Sectional Aerosol module for Large Scale Applications (SALSA) v2.0 to enable studying the complex interactions between the turbulent flow field and aerosol dynamic processes. This study represents an extensive evaluation of the modelling system against the horizontal and vertical distributions of aerosol particles measured using a mobile laboratory and a drone in an urban neighbourhood in Helsinki, Finland. Specific emphasis is on the model sensitivity of aerosol particle concentrations, size distributions and chemical compositions to boundary conditions of meteorological variables and aerosol background concentrations. The meteorological boundary conditions are taken from both a numerical weather prediction model and observations, which occasionally differ strongly. Yet, the model shows good agreement with measurements (fractional bias <0.67, normalised mean squared error <6, fraction of the data within a factor of 2 >0.3, normalised mean bias factor <0.25 and normalised mean absolute error factor <0.35) with respect to both horizontal and vertical distribution of aerosol particles, their size distribution and chemical composition. The horizontal distribution is most sensitive to the wind speed and atmospheric stratification, and vertical distribution to the wind direction. The aerosol number size distribution is mainly governed by the flow field along the main street with high traffic rates and in its surroundings by the background concentrations. The results emphasise the importance of correct meteorological and aerosol background boundary conditions, in addition to accurate emission estimates and detailed model physics, in quantitative high-resolution air pollution modelling and future urban LES studies.

Numerical Study of the Combined Free-Forced Convection and Mass Transfer Flow Past a Vertical Porous Plate in a Porous Medium with Heat Generation and Thermal Diffusion

2006 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 331-343 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. S. Alam ◽  
M. M. Rahman ◽  
M. A. Samad
Keyword(s):  
Mass Transfer ◽  
Flow Field ◽  
Differential Equations ◽  
Forced Convection ◽  
Heat Generation ◽  
Numerical Study ◽  
Porous Plate ◽  
Integration Scheme ◽  
Suction Parameter ◽  
Transfer Flow

The problem of combined free-forced convection and mass transfer flow over a vertical porous flat plate, in presence of heat generation and thermaldiffusion, is studied numerically. The non-linear partial differential equations and their boundary conditions, describing the problem under consideration, are transformed into a system of ordinary differential equations by using usual similarity transformations. This system is solved numerically by applying Nachtsheim-Swigert shooting iteration technique together with Runge-Kutta sixth order integration scheme. The effects of suction parameter, heat generation parameter and Soret number are examined on the flow field of a hydrogen-air mixture as a non-chemical reacting fluid pair. The analysis of the obtained results showed that the flow field is significantly influenced by these parameters.

ATOMIZATION CHARACTERISTICS OF LIQUID JETS INJECTED INTO A HIGH-VELOCITY FLOW FIELD

1994 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 451-471 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nobuyuki Yatsuyanagi ◽  
Hiroshi Sakamoto ◽  
Kazuo Sato
Keyword(s):  
Flow Field ◽  
High Velocity ◽  
Liquid Jets ◽  
High Velocity Flow ◽  
Velocity Flow ◽  
Atomization Characteristics
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