The interaction between rotationally oscillating spheres and solid boundaries in a Stokes flow
We present the results of an experimental and theoretical investigation into the influence of proximate boundaries on the motion of an rotationally oscillating sphere in a viscous fluid. The angular oscillations of the sphere are controlled using the magnetic torque generated by a spatially uniform,...
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| description | We present the results of an experimental and theoretical investigation into the influence of proximate boundaries on the motion of an rotationally oscillating sphere in a viscous fluid. The angular oscillations of the sphere are controlled using the magnetic torque generated by a spatially uniform, oscillatory magnetic field which interacts with a small magnet embedded within the sphere. We study the motion of the sphere in the vicinity of stationary walls that are parallel and perpendicular to the rotational axis of the sphere, and near a second passive sphere that is non-magnetic and free to move. We find that rigid boundaries introduce viscous resistance to motion that acts to suppress the oscillations of the driven sphere. The amount of viscous resistance depends on the orientation of the wall with respect to the axis of rotation of the oscillating sphere. A passive sphere also introduces viscous resistance to motion, but for this case the rotational oscillations of the active sphere establish a standing wave that imparts vorticity to the fluid and induces oscillations of the passive sphere. The standing wave is analogous to the case of an oscillating plate in a viscous fluid; the amplitude of the wave decays exponentially with radial distance from the surface of the oscillating sphere. The standing wave introduces a phase lag between the motion of the active sphere and the response of the passive sphere which increases linearly with separation distance. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:23350f89-7efd-4872-91df-d70a90cb450d2022-03-26T11:43:03ZThe interaction between rotationally oscillating spheres and solid boundaries in a Stokes flowJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:23350f89-7efd-4872-91df-d70a90cb450dSymplectic Elements at OxfordCambridge University Press2018Box, FSingh, KMullin, TWe present the results of an experimental and theoretical investigation into the influence of proximate boundaries on the motion of an rotationally oscillating sphere in a viscous fluid. The angular oscillations of the sphere are controlled using the magnetic torque generated by a spatially uniform, oscillatory magnetic field which interacts with a small magnet embedded within the sphere. We study the motion of the sphere in the vicinity of stationary walls that are parallel and perpendicular to the rotational axis of the sphere, and near a second passive sphere that is non-magnetic and free to move. We find that rigid boundaries introduce viscous resistance to motion that acts to suppress the oscillations of the driven sphere. The amount of viscous resistance depends on the orientation of the wall with respect to the axis of rotation of the oscillating sphere. A passive sphere also introduces viscous resistance to motion, but for this case the rotational oscillations of the active sphere establish a standing wave that imparts vorticity to the fluid and induces oscillations of the passive sphere. The standing wave is analogous to the case of an oscillating plate in a viscous fluid; the amplitude of the wave decays exponentially with radial distance from the surface of the oscillating sphere. The standing wave introduces a phase lag between the motion of the active sphere and the response of the passive sphere which increases linearly with separation distance. |
| spellingShingle | Box, F Singh, K Mullin, T The interaction between rotationally oscillating spheres and solid boundaries in a Stokes flow |
| title | The interaction between rotationally oscillating spheres and solid boundaries in a Stokes flow |
| title_full | The interaction between rotationally oscillating spheres and solid boundaries in a Stokes flow |
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| title_full_unstemmed | The interaction between rotationally oscillating spheres and solid boundaries in a Stokes flow |
| title_short | The interaction between rotationally oscillating spheres and solid boundaries in a Stokes flow |
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