Hydrodynamic attraction and repulsion between asymmetric rotors

Details Hydrodynamic attraction and repulsion between asymmetric rotors Hydrodynamic attraction and repulsion between asymmetric rotors

2010-02-17

arxiv.org/abs/1002.3308v1

Physics

Fluid Dynamics

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At low Reynolds numbers, the hydrodynamic interaction between dumbbells driven by an external rotating field can be attractive or repulsive. Dumbbells of dissimilar asymmetric shape or different coupling to the external field undergo conformational rearrangements that break the time reversal symmetry. The parameter ranges leading to attraction or repulsion are explored numerically. The results of our simulations suggest that rotating fields may be a useful avenue for the assembly, disassembly, and sorting of particles of different shape as well as for the study of collective micro-swimmers.

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