Physics – Condensed Matter – Soft Condensed Matter
Scientific paper
2009-11-07
J. Phys. Soc. Jpn. 79, 024801 (2010).
Physics
Condensed Matter
Soft Condensed Matter
11 pages, 13 figures
Scientific paper
The dynamics of fluid vesicles in oscillatory shear flow was studied using differential equations of two variables: the Taylor deformation parameter and inclination angle $\theta$. In a steady shear flow with a low viscosity $\eta_{\rm {in}}$ of internal fluid, the vesicles exhibit steady tank-treading motion with a constant inclination angle $\theta_0$. In the oscillatory flow with a low shear frequency, $\theta$ oscillates between $\pm \theta_0$ or around $\theta_0$ for zero or finite mean shear rate $\dot\gamma_{\rm m}$, respectively. As shear frequency $f_{\gamma}$ increases, the vesicle oscillation becomes delayed with respect to the shear oscillation, and the oscillation amplitude decreases. At high $f_{\gamma}$ with $\dot\gamma_{\rm m}=0$, another limit-cycle oscillation between $\theta_0-\pi$ and $-\theta_0$ is found to appear. In the steady flow, $\theta$ periodically rotates (tumbling) at high $\eta_{\rm {in}}$, and $\theta$ and the vesicle shape oscillate (swinging) at middle $\eta_{\rm {in}}$ and high shear rate. In the oscillatory flow, the coexistence of two or more limit-cycle oscillations can occur for low $f_{\gamma}$ in these phases. For the vesicle with a fixed shape, the angle $\theta$ rotates back to the original position after an oscillation period. However, it is found that a preferred angle can be induced by small thermal fluctuations.
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