Modeling of deposition of charged aerosol particles in a flow through a periodic row of cylinders

The motion of charged aerosol particles in a flow through a periodic row of cylinders is theoretically studied. To obtain a velocity field of incompressible gas flow, a numerical solution of stationary Navier–Stokes equations is found by finite volume method using FLUENT code. The equation of transport of charged particles taking into account the electrostatic force is solved together with the equation for electric potential in the found gas velocity field. The particle concentration and electric potential distributions and the deposition efficiency are calculated.