Particle-tracking within turbulent cylindrical electromagnetically-driven flow

✍ Scribed by S. Mckee; R. Watson; J.A. Cuminato; P. Moore

• Book ID: 101245401
• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1999
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 170 KB
• Volume: 29
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0271-2091
• DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0363(19990115)29:1<59::aid-fld775>3.0.co;2-3

✦ Synopsis

This paper discusses a simple model of electromagnetically stirred molten metal within a long cylinder, neglecting end effects. The radially-dependent velocity profiles of the molten metal are calculated using the Prandtl mixing length model for turbulence. The paths of non-conducting particles within the fluid are also computed numerically, under the influence of Stokes' drag and a random force due to turbulence. The paths are calculated for a range of particle diameters and the general motion is observed.