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May 31, 2026Physics of FluidsOpen Access

Assessment of similarity scaling for droplet collection efficiency beyond stokes drag

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ISIlaria SavoldiMGMariachiara GalliaTBTommaso Bellosta

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Overview

Randomized trial investigates droplet collection efficiency in gas flows, suggesting improved modeling techniques.

Key Points

  • The study aims to investigate how particle trajectories can be related across different scales and quantify collection efficiency in droplet dynamics.
  • Proposed a generalized similarity framework for particle-laden flows.
  • Maintained constant Reynolds and Mach numbers to analyze collection efficiency.
  • Used Lagrangian particle-tracking solver PoliDrop for numerical assessment.
  • Demonstrated that constant values of modified inertia parameter lead to similar collection efficiency distributions.
  • Quantified errors when using general drag formulations compared to Stokes drag.
  • Found that Mach similarity can be relaxed while maintaining acceptable accuracy in practical applications.

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Savoldi et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a1bd1555783ba022b6fce8dhttps://doi.org/10.1063/5.0317590
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