20.500.12556/DKUM-92191 Settling of mesoplastics in an open-channel flow Pollution of water by plastic contaminants has received increasing attention, owing to its negative effects on ecosystems. Small plastic particles propagate in water and can travel long distances from the source of pollution. In order to research the settling motion of particles in water flow, a small-scale experiment was conducted, whereby spherical plastic particles of varying diameters were released in an open-channel flow. Three approaches were investigated to numerically simulate the motion of particles. The numerical simulation results were compared and validated with experimental data. The presented methods allow for deeper insight into particle motion in fluid flow and could be extended to a larger scale to predict the propagation of mesoplastics in natural environments. dense discrete phase model discrete element method diameter discrete phase model mesoplastics particles settling model goste diskretne faze metoda diskretnih elementov model diskretne faze mezoplastika delci posedanje true false true MDPI AG Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik https://www.mdpi.com/journal/energies © 2022 by the authors Članek v reviji 2025-03-20 07:19:40 2025-03-20 07:19:40 2025-03-21 03:10:49 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2022 0 0 str. 1-14 8786 iss. 23 Nov. 2022 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 2022-10-20 2022-11-17 2022-11-22 532.511 132150019 10.3390/en15238786 1996-1073 energies-15-08786-v2.pdf energies-15-08786-v2.pdf 1 6C4329B24CC87E79BC8D8834B9EE9570 02c718db509bdf0551775f5bd75d270f1c7af9eb2890b66405b60dd44f012b65 cdfdfcd2-0553-11f0-9be3-00155d000105 https://dk.um.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=189498 https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/15/23/8786 0 d4176626-0553-11f0-9be3-00155d000105 https://dk.um.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=189499 Fakulteta za strojništvo 0 0 0