scholarly journals Motion of a non-axisymmetric particle in viscous shear flow

2019 ◽  
Vol 872 ◽  
pp. 532-559 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ian R. Thorp ◽  
John R. Lister
Keyword(s):  
Reynolds Number ◽  
Dynamical Systems ◽  
Shear Flow ◽  
Numerical Simulations ◽  
Rotational Motion ◽  
Kam Theory ◽  
Mathematical Structure ◽  
Viscous Shear ◽  
Viscous Shear Flow ◽  
Number Of Particles

We examine the motion in a shear flow at zero Reynolds number of particles with two planes of symmetry. We show that in most cases the rotational motion is qualitatively similar to that of a non-axisymmetric ellipsoid, and characterised by a combination of chaotic and quasiperiodic orbits. We use Kolmogorov–Arnold–Moser (KAM) theory and related ideas in dynamical systems to elucidate the underlying mathematical structure of the motion and thence to explain why such a large class of particles all rotate in essentially the same manner. Numerical simulations are presented for curved spheroids of varying centreline curvature, which are found to drift persistently across the streamlines of the flow for certain initial orientations. We explain the origin of this migration as the result of a lack of symmetries of the particle’s orientation orbit.

The viscous secondary flow ahead of an infinite cylinder in a uniform parallel shear flow

1960 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 145-155 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alar Toomre
Keyword(s):  
Shear Flow ◽  
Lateral Displacement ◽  
Reynolds Numbers ◽  
Infinite Cylinder ◽  
List Type ◽  
Displacement Effect ◽  
Simple Method ◽  
Viscous Shear ◽  
Parallel Shear Flow ◽  
Viscous Shear Flow

A simple method is presented in this paper for calculating the secondary velocities, andthe lateral displacement of total pressure surfaces (i.e. the ‘displacement effect’) in the plane of symmetry ahead of an infinitely long cylinder situated normal to a steady, incompressible, slightly viscous shear flow; the cylinder is also perpendicular to the vorticity, which is assumed uniform but small. The method is based on lateral gradients of pressure, these being calculated from the primary flow alone. Profiles of the secondary velocities are obtained at several Reynolds numbers ahead of two specific cylindrical shapes: a circular cylinder, and a flat plate normal to the flow. The displacement effect is derived and, rathe surprisingly, is found to be virtually independent of the Reynolds number.

Shear Flow Over a Wavy Surface With Partial Slip

2010 ◽  
Vol 132 (8) ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Y. Wang
Keyword(s):  
Shear Flow ◽  
Small Amplitude ◽  
Wavy Surface ◽  
Partial Slip ◽  
Slip Coefficient ◽  
Apparent Slip ◽  
Amplitude Parameter ◽  
Viscous Shear ◽  
Viscous Shear Flow

A viscous shear flow moves parallel to a wavy plate. Partial slip occurs on the wavy surface. The problem is solved by perturbation about a small amplitude parameter, namely, the amplitude to wavelength ratio. It is found that the interaction of waviness and slip decreases the apparent slip coefficient.

The hydrodynamic lift of a slender, neutrally buoyant fibre in a wall-bounded shear flow at small Reynolds number

2019 ◽  
Vol 879 ◽  
pp. 121-146 ◽  
Author(s):  
Johnson Dhanasekaran ◽  
Donald L. Koch
Keyword(s):  
Reynolds Number ◽  
Shear Flow ◽  
Solid Body ◽  
Rotational Motion ◽  
Fibre Orientation ◽  
Reciprocal Theorem ◽  
Microfluidic Channels ◽  
Slender Body Theory ◽  
Cross Flow Filtration ◽  
Neutrally Buoyant

The hydrodynamic lift velocity of a neutrally buoyant fibre in a simple shear flow near a wall is determined for small, but non-zero, fibre Reynolds number, illustrating the role of non-sphericity in lift. The rotational motion and effects of fibre orientation on lift are treated for fibre positions that induce and do not induce solid-body wall contacts. When the fibre does not contact the wall its lift velocity can be obtained in terms of the Stokes flow field by using a generalized reciprocal theorem. The Stokes velocity field is determined using slender-body theory with the no-slip velocity at the wall enforced using the method of images. To leading order the lift velocity at distances large compared with the fibre length and small compared with the Oseen length is found to be $0.0303\unicode[STIX]{x1D70C}\dot{\unicode[STIX]{x1D6FE}}^{2}l^{2}a/(\unicode[STIX]{x1D707}\ln [2l/a])$, where $l$ and $a$ are the fibre half-length and radius, $\unicode[STIX]{x1D70C}$ is the density, $\dot{\unicode[STIX]{x1D6FE}}$ is the shear rate and $\unicode[STIX]{x1D707}$ is the viscosity of the fluid. When the fibre is close enough to the wall to make solid-body contact during its rotational motion, a process known as pole vaulting coupled with inertially induced changes of fibre orientation determines the lift velocity. The order of magnitude of the lift in this case is larger by a factor of $l/a$ than when the fibre does not contact the wall and it reaches a maximum of $0.013\unicode[STIX]{x1D70C}\dot{\unicode[STIX]{x1D6FE}}^{2}l^{3}/(\unicode[STIX]{x1D707}\ln [l/a])$ for the case of a highly frictional contact and about half that value for a frictionless contact. These results are used to illustrate how particle shape can contribute to separation methods such as those in microfluidic channels or cross-flow filtration processes.

Stability of a stratified viscous shear flow in a tilted tube

1999 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 344-355 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Defina ◽  
Stefano Lanzoni ◽  
Francesca M. Susin
Keyword(s):  
Shear Flow ◽  
Viscous Shear ◽  
Viscous Shear Flow
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