Full rotational dynamics of plastic microfibers in turbulence
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| author | Giurgiu, Vlad Caridi, Giuseppe Carlo Alp De Paoli, Marco Soldati, Alfredo |
| author_facet | Giurgiu, Vlad Caridi, Giuseppe Carlo Alp De Paoli, Marco Soldati, Alfredo |
| contents | The motion, settling, and dispersion of microplastics in the ocean are determined by their rotational dynamics. We present experiments on elongated, large aspect ratio, and mildly curved plastic fibers slightly longer than the Kolmogorov length scale. Exploiting their uniquely identifiable three dimensional orientation, we perform original optical Lagrangian investigations and provide a set of homogeneous data on their rotation rates around their longitudinal axis -- spinning rate -- and transversal axes -- tumbling rates -- which we explain in the context of the general features of turbulence. |
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| spellingShingle | Full rotational dynamics of plastic microfibers in turbulence Giurgiu, Vlad Caridi, Giuseppe Carlo Alp De Paoli, Marco Soldati, Alfredo Fluid Dynamics Geophysics The motion, settling, and dispersion of microplastics in the ocean are determined by their rotational dynamics. We present experiments on elongated, large aspect ratio, and mildly curved plastic fibers slightly longer than the Kolmogorov length scale. Exploiting their uniquely identifiable three dimensional orientation, we perform original optical Lagrangian investigations and provide a set of homogeneous data on their rotation rates around their longitudinal axis -- spinning rate -- and transversal axes -- tumbling rates -- which we explain in the context of the general features of turbulence. |
| title | Full rotational dynamics of plastic microfibers in turbulence |
| topic | Fluid Dynamics Geophysics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2406.12462 |