| Title: | Settling of mesoplastics in an open-channel flow |
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| Authors: | ID Kevorkijan, Luka (Author)
ID Žic, Elvis (Author)
ID Lešnik, Luka (Author)
ID Biluš, Ignacijo (Author) |
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| Files: |  energies-15-08786-v2.pdf (3,51 MB)
MD5: 6C4329B24CC87E79BC8D8834B9EE9570
 https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/15/23/8786
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| Language: | English |
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| Work type: | Article |
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| Typology: | 1.01 - Original Scientific Article |
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| Organization: | FS - Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
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| Abstract: | 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. |
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| Keywords: | dense discrete phase model, discrete element method, diameter, discrete phase model, mesoplastics, particles, settling |
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| Publication status: | Published |
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| Publication version: | Version of Record |
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| Submitted for review: | 20.10.2022 |
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| Article acceptance date: | 17.11.2022 |
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| Publication date: | 22.11.2022 |
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| Publisher: | MDPI AG |
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| Year of publishing: | 2022 |
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| Number of pages: | str. 1-14 |
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| Numbering: | iss. 23, 8786 |
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| PID: | 20.500.12556/DKUM-92191  |
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| UDC: | 532.511 |
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| ISSN on article: | 1996-1073 |
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| COBISS.SI-ID: | 132150019 |
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| DOI: | 10.3390/en15238786 |
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| Copyright: | © 2022 by the authors |
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| Publication date in DKUM: | 20.03.2025 |
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| Downloads: | 12 |
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| Categories: | Misc.
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