Sedimentation of Snow Particles in Still Air in Stokes Regime
Sedimentation of Snow Particles in Still Air in Stokes Regime
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斯托克斯流态下静止空气中雪粒的沉降
DOI:
10.1029/2020gl087832
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发表时间:
2020
影响因子:
5.2
通讯作者:
M. Holzner
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作者:
Till Zeugin;Quirine Krol;I. Fouxon;M. Holzner
We compute the resistance matrices of realistic 3‐D snow particle shapes obtained from microcomputed tomography data of snowpack samples and a phase field model. Using these resistance matrices, we calculate the sedimentation of the particles in still air in Stokes regime. We find that particles attain preferred orientations and the mode of motion is either drifting or spiraling. Simple laws, relating average drag and rotation torque coefficients to the particles' sphericity, are established which lead to a new formulation of a snow particle's average terminal velocity. The presented models are valid in Stokes regime in still air, corresponding to particle sizes up to ∼100 μm but can reasonably be extended to moderately higher Reynolds numbers (∼1 mm) and used for estimating mean settling velocity in turbulent conditions. Though not all relevant atmospheric conditions are covered, our study provides the basis for addressing more complex conditions in the future.
DOI:
10.1016/j.ijmultiphaseflow.2011.09.004
发表时间:
2012-03-01
影响因子:
3.8
作者:
Zastawny, Marian;Mallouppas, George;van Wachem, Berend
通讯作者:
van Wachem, Berend