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Transport of particles in an atmospheric turbulent boundary layer

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A program incorporating the parallel code of large eddy simulation (LES) and particle transportation model is developed to simulate the motion of particles in an atmospheric turbulent boundary layer (ATBL). A model of particles of 100-micrometer order coupling with large scale ATBL is proposed. Two typical cases are studied, one focuses on the evolution of particle profile in the ATBL and the landing displacement of particles, whereas the other on the motion of particle stream.

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  1. National Key Laboratory for Turbulence Research, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China

    Xiongping Luo & Shiyi Chen

  2. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 21218, USA

    Shiyi Chen

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Luo, X., Chen, S. Transport of particles in an atmospheric turbulent boundary layer. ACTA MECH SINICA 21, 235–242 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10409-005-0036-8

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