- Letter
Evidence of collision-induced resuspension of microscopic particles from a monolayer deposit
Phys. Rev. Fluids 6, L082301 – Published 3 August, 2021
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevFluids.6.L082301
Abstract
The present Letter addresses the resuspension of microscopic glass particles from a monolayer bed into a turbulent gas flow. With an intermediate surface coverage, here set to about of the field of view, we report two distinct detachment mechanisms. At relatively low flow velocities, few loosely adhering particles move on the wall to eventually collide with neighboring particles resulting in a clustered resuspension. At higher fluid velocities, mostly individual particles resuspend due to their interaction with the turbulent flow. The resuspension curve, showing the remaining particle fraction as a function of the flow velocity, exhibits a strong bimodal character.
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Corrections
6 August, 2021
Correction: The last sentence of the Abstract contained a production error and has been fixed.