Abstract
Aerosol particle transport and deposition in vertical and horizontal turbulent duct flows in the presence of different gravity directions are studied. The instantaneous fluid velocity field is generated by the direct numerical simulation of the Navier–Stokes equation via a pseudospectral method. A particle equation of motion including Stokes drag, Brownian diffusion, lift and gravitational forces is used for trajectory analysis. Ensembles of 8192 particle paths are evaluated, compiled, and statistically analysed. The results show that the wall coherent structure plays an important role in the particle deposition process. The simulated deposition velocities under various conditions are compared with the available experimental data and the sublayer model predictions. It is shown that the shear velocity, density ratio, the shear-induced lift force and the flow direction affect the particle deposition rate. The results for vertical ducts show that the particle deposition velocity varies with the direction of gravity, and the effect becomes more significant when the shear velocity is small. For horizontal ducts, the gravitational sedimentation increases the particle deposition rate on the lower wall.
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