A numerical method for the computation of the dispersion of a cloud of particles by a turbulent gas flow field (Q1360422)

The paper is concerned with the construction of a numerical method for the computation of the dispersion of a cloud of liquid droplets by a turbulent gas flow field. The cloud of droplets is modeled by a semi-fluid system intermediate between a fluid model and a kinetic description of the dispersed phase. The semi-fluid model is deduced from the kinetic model by integration with respect to the velocity variables. The interactions with the gas phase are taken into account particle-in-cell-method. Numerical experiments illustrate the features of the method.