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Is stoke's number same as inertial impaction parameter??
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Stoke's number is a dimensionless number used in fluid mechanics to characterize the relative importance of particle inertia and fluid viscous forces in a flow.
Stoke's number is calculated by dividing the particle relaxation time by the characteristic time scale of the flow.
The inertial impaction parameter is a function of Stoke's number and represents the likelihood of a particle being captured by a surface due to its inertia in a gas flow. As Stoke's number increases, so does the inertial impaction parameter.
Stoke's number plays a critical role in determining the behavior of particles in a fluid flow, particularly in terms of deposition onto surfaces. It helps to predict whether particles will deposit onto surfaces or remain suspended in the flow.
A higher Stoke's number indicates a greater potential for particles to deposit onto surfaces. This can be useful in understanding and predicting the behavior of particles in various fluid flows, such as in industrial processes or environmental systems.