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Orientation dynamics of nonspherical particles under surface gravity waves

Physical Review Fluids 2019 37 citations ? Citation count from OpenAlex, updated daily. May differ slightly from the publisher's own count. Score: 35 ? 0–100 AI score estimating relevance to the microplastics field. Papers below 30 are filtered from public browse.

Michelle H. DiBenedetto Michelle H. DiBenedetto Michelle H. DiBenedetto Michelle H. DiBenedetto Michelle H. DiBenedetto Michelle H. DiBenedetto Michelle H. DiBenedetto Michelle H. DiBenedetto Michelle H. DiBenedetto Michelle H. DiBenedetto Nicholas T. Ouellette, Jeffrey R. Koseff, Nicholas T. Ouellette, Nicholas T. Ouellette, Nicholas T. Ouellette, Jeffrey R. Koseff, Nicholas T. Ouellette, Jeffrey R. Koseff, Jeffrey R. Koseff, Jeffrey R. Koseff, Michelle H. DiBenedetto

Summary

This experimental study found that non-spherical particles (like many microplastic fragments) orient themselves in specific ways when exposed to surface ocean waves, affecting how they move and sink. These orientation effects are not captured in simple spherical particle models, suggesting current microplastic transport predictions may be inaccurate.

Study Type Environmental

Nonspherical particles in the ocean are relevant to phenomena such as microplastics, plankton and sediment. Experimental results of the orientation dynamics of nonspherical particles in waves find competition between the waves and the inertial effects on particle orientation.

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