Experimental and Theoretical Studies of Wet Snow Accumulation on Inclined Cylindrical Surfaces

Figure 2

The collision efficiency () of the snow particles with varying snow particle diameter () and density () as a function of dimensionless Re and St/Re numbers. (a) , ; (b) , ; (c) , ; (d) , . The density, velocity, and geometry of the snow particles, besides the geometry of the cylinders, are momentous factors in determining the collision efficiency of the snow particles to the cylinders.

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