Evaluation of the Effectiveness and Impact of Wetting the Surface of the Collector Grid on the Process of Collecting Atmospheric Fog
Journal: Izvestiya Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics
Year: 2023

Fog collectors can be an efficient source of fresh water in areas with constant air advection. One key feature of any collection device is the mesh used to capture fog droplets. In this paper we combine a fog collection experiment performed in natural field conditions for grids with different degrees of fiber wetting with a theoretical analysis of air aerodynamics near the collector based on computer flow simulation. The overall collection efficiency of a collector grid with a shading coefficien