Continuous models of the motion of inertial particles in laminar and turbulent flows based on the Fokker-Planck equations (Q1815095)

A methodology of continuous description of the motion of inertial particles in hydrodynamic flows has been developed. This methodology involves the following main elements: the equations of motion for a single particle in a given velocity field of the carrier medium in the presence of a random disturbing force such as white noise; the Fokker-Planck equation with a diffusion term in velocity space, which is treated as an instantaneous equation relative to the large-scale motion; the moment (for the Fokker-Planck equation) relations which are treated as instantaneous continuous equations in physical space; the closing of the continuous equations on the basis of phenomenological relations or by means of an approximate asymptotic solution of the Fokker-Planck equation for a short particle dynamic relaxation time. The direct interaction of the particles and their reciprocal action on the motion of the carrier medium are not taken into account.