Erik Damgaard Christensen

Dr. Erik Damgaard Christensen

Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark

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Academic Career Length

32Years (1995-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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1 February 2014 in Coastal Engineering
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BJBjarne Jensen
Bjarne Jensen
NJNiels Gjøl Jacobsen
Niels Gjøl Jacobsen
ECErik Damgaard Christensen
Erik Damgaard Christensen

1 January 2001 in Coastal Engineering
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ECErik Damgaard Christensen
Erik Damgaard Christensen
RDRolf Deigaard
Rolf Deigaard

1 April 2006 in Coastal Engineering
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ECErik Damgaard Christensen
Erik Damgaard Christensen

1 July 2018 in Coastal Engineering
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ECErik Damgaard Christensen
Erik Damgaard Christensen
Harry BinghamHarry Bingham
Harry Bingham
AFAndreas Peter Skou Friis
Andreas Peter Skou Friis
ALAlexander Kruse Larsen
Alexander Kruse Larsen
KJKarsten Lindegaard Jensen
Karsten Lindegaard Jensen

5 April 2023 in Environmental Research
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KGKoray Deniz Goral
Koray Deniz Goral
HGHasan Gokhan Guler
Hasan Gokhan Guler
BLBjarke Eltard Larsen
Bjarke Eltard Larsen
SCStefan Carstensen
Stefan Carstensen
ECErik Damgaard Christensen
Erik Damgaard Christensen
DFDavid R. Fuhrman
David R. Fuhrman
The settling velocities of 66 microplastic particle groups, having both regular (58) and irregular (eight) shapes, are measured experimentally. Regular shapes considered include: spheres, cylinders, disks, square plates, cubes, other cuboids (square and rectangular prisms), tetrahedrons, and fibers. The experiments generally consider Reynolds numbers greater than 102, extending the predominant range covered by previous studies. The present data is combined with an extensive data set from the literature, and the settling velocities are systematically analyzed on a shape-by-shape basis. Novel parameterizations and predictive drag coefficient formulations are developed for both regular and irregular particle shapes, properly accounting for preferential settling orientation. These are shown to be more accurate than the best existing predictive formulation from the literature. The developed method for predicting the settling velocity of irregularly-shaped microplastic particles is demonstrated to be equally well suited for natural sediments in the Appendix.

1 August 2016 in Journal of Fluids and Structures
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HCHao Chen
Hao Chen
ECErik Damgaard Christensen
Erik Damgaard Christensen