A Smoluchowski type model of coagulation in a turbulent fluid is given, first expressed by means of a stochastic model, then in a suitable scaling limit as a deterministic model with enhanced diffusion in the velocity component. A precise link between mean intensity of the turbulent velocity field and coagulation enhancement is obtained by numerical simulations, and a formula for the mean velocity difference, in agreement with the gas-kinetic model, is proved by a new method.

Turbulence enhancement of coagulation: the role of eddy diffusion in velocity

Andrea Papini
;
Franco Flandoli;Ruojun Huang
2023

Abstract

A Smoluchowski type model of coagulation in a turbulent fluid is given, first expressed by means of a stochastic model, then in a suitable scaling limit as a deterministic model with enhanced diffusion in the velocity component. A precise link between mean intensity of the turbulent velocity field and coagulation enhancement is obtained by numerical simulations, and a formula for the mean velocity difference, in agreement with the gas-kinetic model, is proved by a new method.
2023
Settore MAT/06 - Probabilita' e Statistica Matematica
Settore MAT/07 - Fisica Matematica
Turbulence enhancement; Kinetic Model; Smoluchowski coagulation equation; Stochastic modeling; Fluid–particles interaction
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