The importance of random galilean transformation invariance in modelling dispersed particle flows

Abstract

The principle of Random Galilean Transformation (RGT) Invariance is applied to the random motion of particles in a turbulent gas to construct a kinetic equation for the transport of the particle phase space probability <W(\mathbf{v},\mathbf{x},t)> where \mathbf{v} and \mathbf{x} are the velocity and position of a particle at time t. The essential problem is to find closed expressions for the phase space dispersion current \left\langle \boldsymbol{f}W\right\rangle , where \boldsymbol{f} is the fluctuating aerodynamic force at \mathbf{v} and \mathbf{x} at time t. The simplest form consistent with RGT invariance, the correct equation of state ancl form for the inter-phase momentum transfer tern is shown to be \left\langle \boldsymbol{f}W\right\rangle =-\left(\boldsymbol{\mu}\cdot\frac{\partial}{\partial\mathbf{v}}+\boldsymbol{\lambda}\cdot\frac{\partial}{\partial\mathbf{x}}\right)\left\langle W\right\rangle in which \text{\textbf{\ensuremath{\boldsymbol{\,\mu}}}\ensuremath{=<\boldsymbol{f}(t)\mathbf{v}(t)>}} and \boldsymbol{\lambda}=<\boldsymbol{f}(t)\boldsymbol{\mathbf{x}}(t)>.This approach to modeling gas-solid flows is currently being used to investigate the behavior of radioactive aerosols inside gas-cooled nuclear reactors.