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Clustering and collision of inertial particles in random velocity fields
The influence of clustering on the collision rate of inertial particles in a
smooth random velocity field, mimicking the smaller scales of a turbulent flow,
is analyzed. For small values of the the ratio between the relaxation time of
the particle velocity and the characteristic time of the field, the effect of
clusters is to make more energetic collisions less likely. The result is
independent of the flow dimensionality and is due only to the origin of
collisions in the process of caustic formation.Comment: 4 pages, 3 figures, revtex
Some issues concerning Large-Eddy Simulation of inertial particle dispersion in turbulent bounded flows
The problem of an accurate Eulerian-Lagrangian modeling of inertial particle
dispersion in Large Eddy Simulation (LES) of turbulent wall-bounded flows is
addressed. We run Direct Numerical Simulation (DNS) for turbulent channel flow
at shear Reynolds numbers equal to 150 and 300 and corresponding a-priori and
a-posteriori LES on differently coarse grids. We then tracked swarms of
different inertia particles and we examined the influence of filtering and of
Sub-Grid Scale (SGS) modeling for the fluid phase on particle velocity and
concentration statistics. We also focused on how particle preferential
segregation is predicted by LES. Results show that even ``well-resolved'' LES
is unable to reproduce the physics as demonstrated by DNS, both for particle
accumulation at the wall and for particle preferential segregation. Inaccurate
prediction is observed for the entire range of particles considered in this
study, even when the particle response time is much larger than the flow
timescales not resolved in LES. Both a-priori and a-posteriori tests indicate
that recovering the level of fluid and particle velocity fluctuations is not
enough to have accurate prediction of near-wall accumulation and local
segregation. This may suggest that reintroducing the correct amount of
higher-order moments of the velocity fluctuations is also a key point for SGS
closure models for the particle equation. Another important issue is the
presence of possible flow Reynolds number effects on particle dispersion. Our
results show that, in small Reynolds number turbulence and in the case of heavy
particles, the shear fluid velocity is a suitable scaling parameter to quantify
these effects
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Presumed Neuroglycopenia Caused by Severe Hypoglycemia in Horses.
BackgroundNeuroglycopenia refers to a shortage of glucose in the brain resulting in neuronal dysfunction and death if left untreated. Presumed neuroglycopenia has not been described in horses.ObjectiveTo report neurological signs in horses with presumed neuroglycopenia as the result of severe hypoglycemia.AnimalsNinety horses (hours to 28 years of age) diagnosed with hypoglycemia (blood glucose concentration < 75 mg/dL [< 4.2 mmol/L]).MethodsRetrospective study. Electronic medical records were searched. Signalment, history, complaint, clinical signs, laboratory findings including CSF analysis, electroencephalogram, clinical or definitive diagnosis, and outcome were recorded. Kruskal-Wallis analysis of variance and logistic regression were used to investigate association between blood glucose concentration and data extracted. Statistical significance was set at P < 0.05.ResultsThirty-eight and 52 horses had mild (50-74 mg/dL [2.8-4.1 mmol/L]), and severe hypoglycemia (< 50 mg/dL [< 2.8 mmol/L]), respectively. Most common causes of hypoglycemia included liver and gastrointestinal (40%) disease, sepsis (33%), neoplasia (7%), and insulin-induced (4%). Most common neurologic deficits included obtundation (100%), seizures (42%), and disorientation (22%). CSF-glucose was severely low (mean 2.5 mg/dL [0.1 mmol/L], median 0 mg/dL). Paroxysmal discharges in support of seizures were identified in the occipital (visual) and parietal (closest to temporal-auditory) cortical regions upon EEG examination (8/8 horses).Conclusions and clinical importanceNeuroglycopenia is presumed to occur in horses as the result of severe hypoglycemia. Subclinical seizures, and intermittent blindness and deafness of cortical origin can occur. Severe altered state of consciousness and seizures can be observed at a blood glucose cut-off value of < 42 mg/dL (< 2.3 mmol/L)
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Particle dispersion models and drag coefficients for particles in turbulent flows
Some of the concepts underlying particle dispersion due to turbulence are reviewed. The traditional approaches to particle dispersion in homogeneous, stationary turbulent fields are addressed, and recent work on particle dispersion in large scale turbulent structures is reviewed. The state of knowledge of particle drag coefficients in turbulent gas-particle flows is also reviewed
Clustering and collisions of heavy particles in random smooth flows
Finite-size impurities suspended in incompressible flows distribute
inhomogeneously, leading to a drastic enhancement of collisions. A description
of the dynamics in the full position-velocity phase space is essential to
understand the underlying mechanisms, especially for polydisperse suspensions.
These issues are here studied for particles much heavier than the fluid by
means of a Lagrangian approach. It is shown that inertia enhances collision
rates through two effects: correlation among particle positions induced by the
carrier flow and uncorrelation between velocities due to their finite size. A
phenomenological model yields an estimate of collision rates for particle pairs
with different sizes. This approach is supported by numerical simulations in
random flows.Comment: 12 pages, 9 Figures (revTeX 4) final published versio
A Schottky/2-DEG varactor diode for millimeter and submillimeter wave multiplier applications
A new Schottky diode is investigated for use as a multiplier element in the millimeter and submillimeter wavelength regions. The new diode is based on the Schottky contact at the edge of a 2-dimensional electron gas (2-DEG). As a negative voltage is applied to the Schottky contact, the depletion layer between the Schottky contact and the 2-DEG expands and the junction capacitance decreases, resulting in a nonlinear capacitance-voltage characteristic. In this paper, we outline the theory, design, fabrication, and evaluation of the new device. Recent results include devices having cutoff frequencies of 1 THz and above. Preliminary multiplier results are also presented
Statistical properties of an ideal subgrid-scale correction for Lagrangian particle tracking in turbulent channel flow
One issue associated with the use of Large-Eddy Simulation (LES) to
investigate the dispersion of small inertial particles in turbulent flows is
the accuracy with which particle statistics and concentration can be
reproduced. The motion of particles in LES fields may differ significantly from
that observed in experiments or direct numerical simulation (DNS) because the
force acting on the particles is not accurately estimated, due to the
availability of the only filtered fluid velocity, and because errors accumulate
in time leading to a progressive divergence of the trajectories. This may lead
to different degrees of inaccuracy in the prediction of statistics and
concentration. We identify herein an ideal subgrid correction of the a-priori
LES fluid velocity seen by the particles in turbulent channel flow. This
correction is computed by imposing that the trajectories of individual
particles moving in filtered DNS fields exactly coincide with the particle
trajectories in a DNS. In this way the errors introduced by filtering into the
particle motion equations can be singled out and analyzed separately from those
due to the progressive divergence of the trajectories. The subgrid correction
term, and therefore the filtering error, is characterized in the present paper
in terms of statistical moments. The effects of the particle inertia and of the
filter type and width on the properties of the correction term are
investigated.Comment: 15 pages,24 figures. Submitted to Journal of Physics: Conference
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The decay of Hill's vortex in a rotating flow
Hill's vortex is a classical solution of the incompressible Euler equations which consists of an axisymmetric spherical region of constant vorticity matched to an irrotational external flow. This solution has been shown to be a member of a one-parameter family of steady vortex rings and as such is commonly used as a simple analytic model for a vortex ring. Here, we model the decay of a Hill's vortex in a weakly rotating flow due to the radiation of inertial waves. We derive analytic results for the modification of the vortex structure by rotational effects and the generated wave field using an asymptotic approach where the rotation rate, or inverse Rossby number, is taken to be small. Using this model, we predict the decay of the vortex speed and radius by combining the flux of vortex energy to the wave field with the conservation of peak vorticity. We test our results against numerical simulations of the full axisymmetric Navier–Stokes equations
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