A review of the statistical turbulence theory required extending the population balance closure models to the entire spectrum of turbulence

J Solsvik, HA Jakobsen - AIChE Journal, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The models for fluid particle breakage and coalescence due to turbulence are generally
limited to the inertial subrange of isotropic turbulence and infinite Reynolds numbers. A …

Pattern formation by turbulent cascades

XM de Wit, M Fruchart, T Khain, F Toschi, V Vitelli - Nature, 2024 - nature.com
Fully developed turbulence is a universal and scale-invariant chaotic state characterized by
an energy cascade from large to small scales at which the cascade is eventually arrested by …

[HTML][HTML] CFD-DEM characterization and population balance modelling of a dispersive mixing process

G Frungieri, G Boccardo, A Buffo… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
This work investigates the breakup dynamics of solid agglomerates in a polymer
compounding operation, by using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations together …

Zooplankton can actively adjust their motility to turbulent flow

FG Michalec, I Fouxon, S Souissi… - Proceedings of the …, 2017 - National Acad Sciences
Calanoid copepods are among the most abundant metazoans in the ocean and constitute a
vital trophic link within marine food webs. They possess relatively narrow swimming …

Aggregation and breakup of colloidal particle aggregates in shear flow: A combined Monte Carlo-Stokesian dynamics approach

G Frungieri, M Vanni - Powder Technology, 2021 - Elsevier
A method for the simulation of aggregation and breakup processes in colloidal particle
suspensions is presented. The method combines a Monte Carlo algorithm to determine, on …

Persistent resha** of cohesive sediment towards stable flocs by turbulence

M Yu, X Yu, AJ Mehta, AJ Manning, F Khan… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Cohesive sediment forms flocs of various sizes and structures in the natural turbulent
environment. Understanding flocculation is critical in accurately predicting sediment …

A CFD‐DEM approach to study the breakup of fractal agglomerates in an internal mixer

G Frungieri, G Boccardo, A Buffo… - … Canadian Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
In this work we present a method to investigate the breakup of filler agglomerates in an
internal mixer during a compounding operation. The method employs computational fluid …

Determination of maximum turbulent energy dissipation rate generated by a rushton impeller through large eddy simulation

M Soos, R Kaufmann, R Winteler, M Kroupa… - AIChE …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Large eddy simulation (LES) of a stirred tank equipped with a Rushton impeller and four
cylindrical baffles was used to characterize the flow pattern and to assess the maximum …

Breakup of finite-size colloidal aggregates in turbulent flow investigated by three-dimensional (3D) particle tracking velocimetry

D Saha, MU Babler, M Holzner, M Soos, B Lüthi… - Langmuir, 2016 - ACS Publications
Aggregates grown in mild shear flow are released, one at a time, into homogeneous
isotropic turbulence, where their motion and intermittent breakup is recorded by three …

Micromechanics of liquid-phase exfoliation of a layered 2D material: A hydrodynamic peeling model

G Salussolia, E Barbieri, NM Pugno, L Botto - Journal of the Mechanics and …, 2020 - Elsevier
We present a micromechanical analysis of flow-induced peeling of a layered 2D material
suspended in a liquid, for the first time accounting for realistic hydrodynamic loads. In our …