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The motion of point-particles is studied by numerical simulations. We analyze the turbulent particle fluxes to perfectly absorbing spheres, which are moving with the flow. Particular attention is given to the effect of viscosity for the case where the radius of the sphere is comparable to or smaller than the Kolmogorov length scale. By relatively simple model arguments, we arrive at analytical expressions which give a very good agreement with the observed scalings.
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Pécseli, H.L., Trulsen, J. (2007). Numerical studies of viscous effects for particle fluxes to perfectly absorbing spherical surfaces in turbulent environments: biological applications. In: Geurts, B.J., Clercx, H., Uijttewaal, W. (eds) Particle-Laden Flow. ERCOFTAC Series, vol 11. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-6218-6_19
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