Kinematics of rigid fibers in a turbulent channel flow

Shaik, Subhani; Hout, R. van

doi:10.1016/j.ijmultiphaseflow.2022.104262

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“…Remain therefore beyond current modelling possibilities the settling and dispersion of microplastics in the environment [Voth & Soldati (2017)]. Moreover, numerical [Byron et al (2015); Zhao et al (2015); Marchioli & Soldati (2013) & van Hout (2023); Hoseini et al (2015)] data on rotation rates are currently limited to anisotropic particles with aspect ratios ranging from 0.1 (oblate) to 100 (prolate ellipsoids) [Voth & Soldati (2017)]. Experiments by Ref.…”

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Microfiber Rotational Dynamics In Turbulence

Giurgiu,

Caridi,

Paoli

et al. 2024

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We measure the effect of turbulence on spinning and tumbling rates of microfibers in wall-bounded turbulence. The measurements are performed in a turbulent water channel at Reτ 720. Fibres are 1.2 mm long and 10 m in diameter (aspect ratio 120). Their length ranges from 4 to 12 Kolmogorov length scales. They are neutrally buoyant, inertial-less, and rigid in these flow conditions. Six high-speed cameras image the fibres at the channel centre and in a near-wall region. We employ and further refine a technique of tomographic fibre reconstruction and tracking. Their curved shape is used to define a fibre-fixed reference frame and measure its time-resolved orientation. Thus measurements of tumbling and spinning rates are enabled. We provide a discussion about the uncertainty on the rotation rates based on their shape and angular displacement between time-steps. Based on converged statistics, we observed that the mean and mean square spinning are higher than tumbling rates at both channel centre and near-wall region. In addition, our study reveals that slender, curved fibres behave akin to straight rods, yet their curved shape provides a unique advantage: this curvature allows us to measure all rotational components.

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