We report a different kind of particle clustering caused purely by gravity, discovered in our simulation of particle-laden turbulence. Clustering in a vertical strip pattern forms when strong gravity acts on heavy particles. This phenomenon is explained by the skewness of the flow velocity gradient in the gravitational direction experienced by particles, which causes horizontal convergence of particles.
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Nagoya Univ, Inst Mat & Syst Sustainabil, Chikusa Ku, Furo Cho, Nagoya, Aichi 4648601, JapanNagoya Univ, Inst Mat & Syst Sustainabil, Chikusa Ku, Furo Cho, Nagoya, Aichi 4648601, Japan
Ariki, Taketo
Yoshida, Kyo
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Univ Tsukuba, Fac Pure & Appl Sci, Div Phys, 1-1-1 Tennoudai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 3058571, JapanNagoya Univ, Inst Mat & Syst Sustainabil, Chikusa Ku, Furo Cho, Nagoya, Aichi 4648601, Japan
Yoshida, Kyo
Matsuda, Keigo
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Japan Agcy Marine Earth Sci & Technol, Ctr Earth Informat Sci & Technol, Kanazawa Ku, 3173-25 Showa Machi, Yokohama, Kanagawa 2360001, JapanNagoya Univ, Inst Mat & Syst Sustainabil, Chikusa Ku, Furo Cho, Nagoya, Aichi 4648601, Japan