Natural drinking strategies
We examine the fluid mechanics of drinking in nature. We classify the drinking strategies of a broad range of creatures according to the principal forces involved, and present physical pictures for each style. Simple scaling arguments are developed and tested against existing data. While suction is...
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2013
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| author | Kim, Wonjung Bush, John W. M. |
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| description | We examine the fluid mechanics of drinking in nature. We classify the drinking strategies of a broad range of creatures according to the principal forces involved, and present physical pictures for each style. Simple scaling arguments are developed and tested against existing data. While suction is the most common drinking strategy, various alternative styles have evolved among creatures whose morphological, physiological and environmental constraints preclude it. Particular attention is given to creatures small relative to the capillary length, whose drinking styles rely on relatively subtle interfacial effects. We also discuss attempts to rationalize various drinking strategies through consideration of constrained optimization problems. Some biomimetic applications are discussed. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/804052022-09-30T21:32:33Z Natural drinking strategies Kim, Wonjung Bush, John W. M. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mathematics Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering Kim, Wonjung Bush, John W. M. We examine the fluid mechanics of drinking in nature. We classify the drinking strategies of a broad range of creatures according to the principal forces involved, and present physical pictures for each style. Simple scaling arguments are developed and tested against existing data. While suction is the most common drinking strategy, various alternative styles have evolved among creatures whose morphological, physiological and environmental constraints preclude it. Particular attention is given to creatures small relative to the capillary length, whose drinking styles rely on relatively subtle interfacial effects. We also discuss attempts to rationalize various drinking strategies through consideration of constrained optimization problems. Some biomimetic applications are discussed. National Science Foundation (U.S.) STX Scholarship Foundation 2013-09-11T20:42:36Z 2013-09-11T20:42:36Z 2012-04 2011-11 Article http://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticle 0022-1120 1469-7645 http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/80405 Kim, Wonjung, and John W. M. Bush. “Natural drinking strategies.” Journal of Fluid Mechanics 705 (August 17, 2012): 7-25. Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2012 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7936-7256 en_US http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2012.122 Journal of Fluid Mechanics Article is made available in accordance with the publisher's policy and may be subject to US copyright law. Please refer to the publisher's site for terms of use. application/pdf Cambridge University Press MIT web domain |
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