Computer-aided method for predicting particle uptake by a surface of a moving object
View Patent ↗A computer-aided method for predicting particle uptake by a surface of an object moving in a flow current. The method includes preparing a discrete model of the object and the surrounding flow, including a projection area for projecting the particles formed by a mesh of cells with an identical size, and a mesh of cells of the surface. The method also includes simulating the projection of particles with a different size from the projection area on the surface, both the density Di of projected particles and their size distribution being identical for the cell. The method further includes obtaining for each cell of the surface the local uptake efficiency parameter by dividing the density Df of particles impacting against the cell by the density Di of particles projected from the projection area.
1. A computer-aided method implemented on a computer for predicting particle uptake by a surface of an object moving in a flow current, comprising the following steps:
preparing, using the computer, a discrete model of said object and surrounding flow, including a projection area for projecting particles formed by a first mesh of cells with particles of an identical size, and a second mesh of cells forming said surface, enabling simulation of paths of the particles projected from the projection area and determination of which of the particles impact said surface;
simulating, using the computer, a projection of particles with a different size from said projection area on said surface, both a density Di of the projected particles and a size distribution of the projected particles being identical for a first cell; and
calculating, using the computer, for each second cell of said surface a local uptake efficiency parameter by dividing a density Df of the particles impacting against a second cell by the density Di of the projected particles from the projection area formed by the first cells,
wherein a single calculation is used for all different particle densities.
2. The method according to claim 1 , in which said surface is an aerodynamic aircraft surface and the particles are water droplets.