期刊
JOURNAL OF FLUID MECHANICS
卷 937, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1017/jfm.2022.85
关键词
capsule; cell dynamics; microfluidics; particle; fluid flow
资金
- European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union [803553]
- European Research Council (ERC) [803553] Funding Source: European Research Council (ERC)
We investigate the formation and stability of identical soft capsules in channel flow under mild inertia. By using a combination of numerical methods, we simulate the elastic particles in flow and find new trajectory types that have not been observed for pairs of rigid particles. Our results show that stabilisation of the axial distance occurs after lateral migration of the particles, and during the later phase of pair formation, particles undergo damped oscillations that are independent of initial conditions.
We investigate the formation and stability of a pair of identical soft capsules in channel flow under mild inertia. We employ a combination of the lattice Boltzmann, finite element and immersed boundary methods to simulate the elastic particles in flow. Validation tests show excellent agreement with numerical results obtained by other research groups. Our results reveal new trajectory types that have not been observed for pairs of rigid particles. While particle softness increases the likelihood of a stable pair forming, the pair stability is determined by the lateral position of the particles. A key finding is that stabilisation of the axial distance occurs after lateral migration of the particles. During the later phase of pair formation, particles undergo damped oscillations that are independent of initial conditions. These damped oscillations are driven by a strong hydrodynamic coupling of the particle dynamics, particle inertia and viscous dissipation. While the frequency and damping coefficient of the oscillations depend on particle softness, the pair formation time is largely determined by the initial particle positions: the time to form a stable pair grows exponentially with the initial axial distance. Our results demonstrate that particle softness has a strong impact on the behaviour of particle pairs. The findings could have significant ramifications for microfluidic applications where a constant and reliable axial distance between particles is required, such as flow cytometry.
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