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Review of Viscous Flows
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Coagulation of Particles

Shear Flows

The collision frequency function due to shear flow is given as

(28)

For ,

Calculation Model

Collision Frequency

Collision Frequency


(29)

Turbulence

Saffman and Turner suggested that

(30)

where  is the kinematic viscosity. For pipe flows (core region),

(31)

where R is the pipe radius. Average dissipation rate for the pipe is given as

(32)

Differential Motion by Gravitational Force

For particles falling according to Stokes settling velocity, the collision frequency function is given by

(33)

where  



Dr. Goodarz Ahmadi | Turbulence & Multiphase Fluid Flow Laboratory | Department of Mechanical & Aeronautical Engineering
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