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arXiv 0910.3453physics.flu-dyn
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游动微生物悬浮液的三维斑图形成

Three-dimensional pattern formation in suspensions of swimming micro-organisms

David Saintillan, Amir Alizadeh Pahlavan

摘要:

自推进颗粒的悬浮液,例如游动的微生物,已知由于流体动力学相互作用而经历复杂的动力学。这个流体动力学视频介绍了一个这样的悬浮液的数值模拟,基于运动理论最近开发的Saintillan和雪莱(流体物理学,20,123403,2008)。从一个几乎均匀和各向同性的初始分布开始,我们的模拟显示了强密度波动的形成,它在准周期性的方式合并和分裂。发现这些波动发生在模拟箱的大小上,与线性稳定性分析的预测一致。此外,动力学的特征在于复杂的混沌流场,这导致有效的流体混合。

英文摘要:

Suspensions of self-propelled particles, such as swimming micro-organisms, are known to undergo complex dynamics as a result of hydrodynamic interactions. This fluid dynamics video presents a numerical simulation of such a suspension, based on a kinetic theory recently developed by Saintillan and Shelley (Physics of Fluids, 20, 123403, 2008). Starting from a nearly uniform and isotropic initial distribution, our simulations show the formation of strong density fluctuations, which merge and break up in time in a quasiperiodic fashion. These fluctuations are found to occur on the size of the simulation box, in agreement with a prediction from a linear stability analysis. In addition, the dynamics are characterized by complex chaotic flow fields, which result in efficient fluid mixing.

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