The research is expected to have an impact
in the following areas:
1. Turbulent Transport of Aerosols and
Gases.
2. Combustion Engineering (e.g., internal combustion engines).
3.
Environmental Sciences (e.g., transport of pollutants).
4. Atmospheric
Physics (e.g., smog and fog formation, rain formation).
Aerosol and
gaseous admixtures in turbulent industrial and atmospheric flows have been the
subject of many investigations. However, the mechanism of formation of aerosol
and gaseous inhomogeneities is still not understood well enough. It is well
known that turbulence results in a decay ofinhomogeneities of concentration due
to turbulent diffusion, whereas the opposite process, e.g., the preferential
concentration of particles and gases in turbulent industrial and atmospheric
flows is still poorly understood. The problem of formation of aerosol and
gaseous inhomogeneities is of fundamental importance in many areas of
environmental sciences. Aerosols have strong effects on atmospheric chemistry,
radiative transport and precipitation.
It is expected that the research will contribute to the understanding of the principal processes affecting the formation of aerosols and gaseous inhomogeneities in turbulent industrial flows, e.g., internal combustion (IC) engines and chemical smogs.
The research should also contribute to better
understanding the processes that cause formation of aerosolsand gaseous
inhomogeneities in turbulent atmospheric flows and in dynamics of pollutants. It
is expected that the collaboration of the three participating groups in the
framework of this research will lead to the establishment of a center of
excellence for studies of turbulent multiphase
flows.