Latest papers in fluid mechanics
Thermophoretic force on nonspherical particles in the free-molecule regime
Author(s): Song Yu, Jun Wang, Guodong Xia, and Luxiang Zong
The present paper is devoted to studying the thermophoresis of a nonspherical convex particle suspended in a gas with nonuniform temperature distribution in the free-molecule regime. Based on the gas kinetic theory and the assumption of a rigid-body collision for the gas-particle interaction, analyt...
[Phys. Rev. E 97, 053106] Published Thu May 17, 2018
Predictive model for convective flows induced by surface reactivity contrast
Author(s): Scott M. Davidson, Rob G. H. Lammertink, and Ali Mani
Concentration gradients in a fluid due to contrast in surface reactivity generate convective flows. An analytical model predicting the velocity magnitude in such flows is derived and verified against direct numerical simulation data over a wide range of parameters.
[Phys. Rev. Fluids 3, 053701] Published Thu May 17, 2018
Self-similar dynamics of air film entrained by a solid disk in confined space: A simple prototype of topological transitions
Author(s): Hana Nakazato, Yuki Yamagishi, and Ko Okumura
Experimental observations of two-dimensional pinch-off of an air sheet surrounded by viscous liquid lead to an exactly solvable case of self-similar dynamics of a topological transition: Scaling functions for velocity and shape are both analytic and precisely describe experimental observations.
[Phys. Rev. Fluids 3, 054004] Published Thu May 17, 2018
Effective slip over partially filled microcavities and its possible failure
Author(s): Zhouyang Ge, Hanna Holmgren, Martin Kronbichler, Luca Brandt, and Gunilla Kreiss
Liquid-infused surfaces have potential applications for drag reduction. A study of their effective slip length and robustness via a multiscale (nano to micron) numerical framework is presented, relating their performance to various design parameters.
[Phys. Rev. Fluids 3, 054201] Published Thu May 17, 2018
Secondary flow in turbulent ducts with increasing aspect ratio
Author(s): R. Vinuesa, P. Schlatter, and H. M. Nagib
The secondary flow in wide turbulent ducts is characterized by means of high-order direct numerical simulations. New results indicate that ducts or experimental facilities with aspect ratios larger than 10 may, if properly designed, exhibit good agreement with results obtained from spanwise-periodic channel computations.
[Phys. Rev. Fluids 3, 054606] Published Thu May 17, 2018
Experimental measurement of interparticle acoustic radiation force in the Rayleigh limit
Author(s): Abhishek Ray Mohapatra, Shahrokh Sepehrirahnama, and Kian-Meng Lim
Acoustophoresis is a form of contact-free particle manipulation in microfluidic devices. The precision of manipulation can be enhanced with better understanding of the acoustic radiation force. In this paper we present the measurements of interparticle radiation force between a pair of polystyrene b...
[Phys. Rev. E 97, 053105] Published Wed May 16, 2018
Variational method enabling simplified solutions to the linearized Boltzmann equation for oscillatory gas flows
Author(s): Daniel R. Ladiges and John E. Sader
Cercignani’s variational principle, originally derived for steady rarefied gas flows, is extended to unsteady flows exhibiting oscillatory time dependence. The utility of this theory is demonstrated by deriving approximate formulas and numerical results for Couette flow and Stokes’ second problem.
[Phys. Rev. Fluids 3, 053401] Published Wed May 16, 2018
Equatorially trapped convection in a rapidly rotating shallow shell
Author(s): Benjamin Miquel, Jin-Han Xie, Nicholas Featherstone, Keith Julien, and Edgar Knobloch
Motivated by the recent discovery of subsurface oceans on planetary moons, convective flows in shallow spherical shells set in rapid rotation are explored. A new equatorial beta-plane convection model that captures trapping of convection at low latitudes due to rotation is investigated.
[Phys. Rev. Fluids 3, 053801] Published Wed May 16, 2018
Non-normality and classification of amplification mechanisms in stability and resolvent analysis
Author(s): Sean Symon, Kevin Rosenberg, Scott T. M. Dawson, and Beverley J. McKeon
Eigenspectra and pseudospectra of the (turbulent) mean-linearized Navier-Stokes operator are used to characterize amplification mechanisms in laminar and turbulent flows in which linear mechanisms are important.
[Phys. Rev. Fluids 3, 053902] Published Wed May 16, 2018
Physics of singularities in pressure-impulse theory
Author(s): R. Krechetnikov
Classical pressure-impulse theory solution for water impact of a flat plate exhibits both singular initial fluid acceleration and a near-plate-edge singularity in the velocity field. Here the singularities are resolved by including effects of compressibility, viscosity, and surface tension.
[Phys. Rev. Fluids 3, 054003] Published Wed May 16, 2018
Rotations of large inertial cubes, cuboids, cones, and cylinders in turbulence
Author(s): Nimish Pujara, Theresa B. Oehmke, Ankur D. Bordoloi, and Evan A. Variano
Rotations of large, neutrally buoyant, anisotropic particles in isotropic turbulence are studied. The rotation rate probability density function and its moments are found to be simple functions of particle shape and size. These are compared with structure functions in the flow to understand the effects of finite particle size.
[Phys. Rev. Fluids 3, 054605] Published Wed May 16, 2018
Aerodynamic repellency of impacting liquids
Author(s): Anaïs Gauthier, Ambre Bouillant, Christophe Clanet, and David Quéré
Impacting drops can be reflected by moving solid plates, provided the surface moves fast enough. The threshold speed of bouncing is described and modeled, along with the dynamics of liquid removal. Viscous or low surface tension liquids, usually impossible to repel, are thus efficiently swept away.
[Phys. Rev. Fluids 3, 054002] Published Tue May 15, 2018
Self-similar gravity wave spectra resulting from the modulation of bound waves
Author(s): Guillaume Michel, Benoît Semin, Annette Cazaubiel, Florence Haudin, Thomas Humbert, Simon Lepot, Félicien Bonnefoy, Michaël Berhanu, and Éric Falcon
Experiments are performed in a large basin to investigate nonlinear gravity waves generated by a periodic or a slowly modulated forcing. High-frequency self-similar spectra ascribed to bound waves are reported, which share similarities with the ones observed in previous experiments of wave turbulence.
[Phys. Rev. Fluids 3, 054801] Published Tue May 15, 2018
Attached flow structure and streamwise energy spectra in a turbulent boundary layer
Author(s): S. Srinath, J. C. Vassilicos, C. Cuvier, J.-P. Laval, M. Stanislas, and J.-M. Foucaut
On the basis of (i) particle image velocimetry data of a turbulent boundary layer with large field of view and good spatial resolution and (ii) a mathematical relation between the energy spectrum and specifically modeled flow structures, we show that the scalings of the streamwise energy spectrum E1...
[Phys. Rev. E 97, 053103] Published Mon May 14, 2018
Validation of model predictions of pore-scale fluid distributions during two-phase flow
Author(s): Tom Bultreys, Qingyang Lin, Ying Gao, Ali Q. Raeini, Ahmed AlRatrout, Branko Bijeljic, and Martin J. Blunt
Pore-scale two-phase flow modeling is an important technology to study a rock's relative permeability behavior. To investigate if these models are predictive, the calculated pore-scale fluid distributions which determine the relative permeability need to be validated. In this work, we introduce a me...
[Phys. Rev. E 97, 053104] Published Mon May 14, 2018
Dynamic heterogeneity and conditional statistics of non-Gaussian temperature fluctuations in turbulent thermal convection
Author(s): Xiaozhou He, Yin Wang, and Penger Tong
We present a theoretical model with no free parameters to describe a class of turbulent fluctuations with an exponential tail in the probability density function. For turbulent thermal convection the model (solid line) is compared with measured temperature distributions (symbols), and agrees well.
[Phys. Rev. Fluids 3, 052401(R)] Published Mon May 14, 2018
Effects of wind on the dynamics of the central jet during drop impact onto a deep-water surface
Author(s): Xinan Liu, An Wang, Shuang Wang, and Dejun Dai
The cavity and central jet produced by the impact of a water drop on a water surface in a wind field are experimentally studied. Results show that the dynamics of the central jet are controlled by two mechanisms: the oblique impact caused by the wind and the wind drag directly acting on the jet.
[Phys. Rev. Fluids 3, 053602] Published Mon May 14, 2018
Mean-field kinetic theory approach to evaporation of a binary liquid into vacuum
Author(s): A. Frezzotti, L. Gibelli, D. A. Lockerby, and J. E. Sprittles
Evaporation of a binary liquid into vacuum is studied through a mean-field kinetic theory approach. It is found that evaporated atoms are distributed according to anisotropic Maxwellians, and evaporation coefficients are only mildly dependent on the liquid-vapor interface composition and temperature.
[Phys. Rev. Fluids 3, 054001] Published Mon May 14, 2018
Propelled microprobes in turbulence
Author(s): E. Calzavarini, Y. X. Huang, F. G. Schmitt, and L. P. Wang
The statistical properties of the measurements performed by tiny self-propelled probes drifting in a turbulent flow are studied by means of a numerical model system. Their nontrivial combination of Lagrangian and Eulerian features are highlighted both in fluid velocity and scalar field time-series.
[Phys. Rev. Fluids 3, 054604] Published Fri May 11, 2018
Role of medium heterogeneity and viscosity contrast in miscible flow regimes and mixing zone growth: A computational pore-scale approach
Author(s): Saied Afshari, S. Hossein Hejazi, and Apostolos Kantzas
The mixing length growth in the miscible displacement through granular porous media is evaluated. Scaling laws are proposed to quantify the role of medium heterogeneity, viscosity contrast, and injection rate on the solution mixing.
[Phys. Rev. Fluids 3, 054501] Published Tue May 08, 2018
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