Evaluation of the Effectiveness and Impact of Wetting the Surface of the Collector Mesh on the Process of Collecting Atmospheric Fog
Journal: Известия Российской академии наук Физика атмосферы и океана
Year: 2023

Fog collectors can be an efficient source of fresh water in areas with constant air advection. A key feature of any collection device is the mesh used to capture the fog droplets. In this paper, we combine a fog collection experiment performed in natural field conditions for meshes with different degrees of wetting of the fibers with a theoretical analysis of the aerodynamics of air near the collector, carried out on the basis of computer simulation of the flow. The obtained overall collection e