Gemine, Thomas ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de physique > Physique expérimentale de la matière molle et des systèmes complexes
Dehareng, Simon ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Faculté des Sciences Appliquées > Form. doct. sc. ingé. & techno. (aéro. & mécan. - Paysage)
Andrianne, Thomas ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département d'aérospatiale et mécanique > Aéroélasticité et Aérodynamique expérimentale
Lumay, Geoffroy ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de physique > Physique expérimentale de la matière molle et des systèmes complexes
Language :
English
Title :
Influence of turbulence on the triboelectric charging of granular materials carried by an airflow
Publication date :
2026
Journal title :
Physical Review. E
ISSN :
2470-0045
eISSN :
2470-0053
Publisher :
American Physical Society (APS)
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
Funding text :
This work has been supported by the ‘Actions de Recherche Concertées’ DustInTheWind funded by the ‘Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles’ in Belgium (reference: ARC 23/27-10 - DustInTheWind).
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