Part icle transport and interact ion with skirt
In order to simulate the trajectory of particles that would
mimic the behavior of plastic debris of a given size and
buoyancy, the trajectory of spherical particles are considered
in order to simplify the problem as a first assumption
without a deeper knowledge of realistic debris characteristics.
These particles are injected at a fixed distance (10
m) from the boom and barrier arrangement.
One-way coupling between the particle and the flow is
considered and the equation of motion for the center of
gravity (CoG in Figure 3.12) is solved. A description of the
forces in free stream and wall interaction conditions is
given in Figure 3.12