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Dynamics of inertial particles on the ocean surface with unrestricted reserve buoyancy

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: The purpose of this note is to present an enhancement to a Maxey–Riley theory proposed in recent years for the dynamics of inertial particles on the ocean surface [Beron-Vera et al., “Building a Maxey–Riley framework for surface ocean inertial particle dynamics,” Phys. Fluids 31, 096602 (2019)]. This updated model removes constraints on the reserve buoyancy, defined as the fraction of the particle volume above the ocean surface. The refinement results in an equation that correctly describes both the neutrally buoyant and fully buoyant particle scenarios.

Source: Physics of Fluids

DOI: 10.1063/5.0226779

Author: F. J. Beron-Vera

Institution: University of Miami

Language: English

Topic: Particle Dynamics in Fluid Flows

Subfield: Ocean Engineering

Field: Engineering

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funder: National Science Foundation

Award: Collaborative Research: Unraveling connectivity constraints and pathways of Sargassum and the nature of their variability by building on a Maxey-Riley framework for drift modeling