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A Semi-empirical Model to Predict the Probability of Capture of Buoyant Particles by a Cylindrical Collector Through Capillarity by Paolo Peruzzo; Daniele Pietro Viero; Andrea Defina is a Environmental Science article available to read on EtoBox.

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The seeds of many aquatic plants, as well as many propagulae and larvae, are buoyant and transported at the water surface. These particles are therefore subject to surface tension, which may enhance their capture by emergent vegetation through capillary attraction. In this work, we develop a semi-empirical model that predicts the probability that a floating particle is retained by plant stems and branches piercing the water surface, due to capillarity, against the drag force exerted by the flowing water. Specific laboratory experiments are also performed to calibrate and validate the model.

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Author

Paolo Peruzzo; Daniele Pietro Viero; Andrea Defina

Publisher

Elsevier BV

Published

2016

Language

EN

Field

Environmental Science (Physical Sciences)