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Microscale flow dynamics of ribbons and sheets

dc.creatorMontenegro-Johnson, TD
dc.creatorKoens, Lyndon Mathijs
dc.creatorLauga, Eric Jean-Marie
dc.date.accessioned2016-11-16
dc.date.accessioned2018-11-24T23:19:35Z
dc.date.available2017-02-13T12:40:40Z
dc.date.available2018-11-24T23:19:35Z
dc.date.issued2017-01-18
dc.identifierhttps://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/262476
dc.identifier.urihttp://repository.aust.edu.ng/xmlui/handle/123456789/3480
dc.description.abstractNumerical study of the hydrodynamics of thin sheets and ribbons presents difficulties associated with resolving multiple length scales. To circumvent these difficulties, asymptotic methods have been developed to describe the dynamics of slender fibres and ribbons. However, such theories entail restrictions on the shapes that can be studied, and often break down in regions where standard boundary element methods are still impractical. In this paper we develop a regularised stokeslet method for ribbons and sheets in order to bridge the gap between asymptotic and boundary element methods. The method is validated against the analytical solution for plate ellipsoids, as well as the dynamics of ribbon helices and an experimental microswimmer. We then demonstrate the versatility of this method by calculating the flow around a double helix, and the swimming dynamics of a microscale "magic carpet".
dc.languageen
dc.publisherRoyal Society of Chemistry
dc.publisherSoft Matter
dc.titleMicroscale flow dynamics of ribbons and sheets
dc.typeArticle


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