Pairing-induced motion of source and inert particles driven by surface tension

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Auteurs principaux: Ishikawa, Hiroaki, Koyano, Yuki, Kitahata, Hiroyuki, Sumino, Yutaka
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author Ishikawa, Hiroaki
Koyano, Yuki
Kitahata, Hiroyuki
Sumino, Yutaka
author_facet Ishikawa, Hiroaki
Koyano, Yuki
Kitahata, Hiroyuki
Sumino, Yutaka
contents We experimentally and theoretically investigate systems with a pair of source and inert particles that interacts through the concentration field. The experimental system comprises a camphor disk as the source particle and a metal washer as the inert particle. Both are floated on a red aqueous solution at various concentrations, where the glycerol modifies the viscosity of the aqueous phase. The particles form a pair owing to the attractive lateral capillary force. As the camphor disk spreads surface-active molecules at the aqueous surface, the camphor disk and metal washer move together, driven by the surface tension gradient. The washer is situated in the front of the camphor disk, keeping the distance constant during their motion, which we call a pairing-induced motion. The pairing-induced motion exhibited a transition between circular and straight motions as the glycerol concentration in the aqueous phase changed. Numerical calculations using a model that considers forces caused by the surface tension gradient and lateral capillary interaction reproduced the observed transition in the pairing-induced motion. Moreover, this transition agrees with the result of the linear stability analysis on the reduced dynamical system obtained by the expansion with respect to the particle velocity. Our results reveal that the effect of the particle velocity cannot be overlooked to describe the interaction through the concentration field.
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Ishikawa, Hiroaki
Koyano, Yuki
Kitahata, Hiroyuki
Sumino, Yutaka
Soft Condensed Matter
Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems
We experimentally and theoretically investigate systems with a pair of source and inert particles that interacts through the concentration field. The experimental system comprises a camphor disk as the source particle and a metal washer as the inert particle. Both are floated on a red aqueous solution at various concentrations, where the glycerol modifies the viscosity of the aqueous phase. The particles form a pair owing to the attractive lateral capillary force. As the camphor disk spreads surface-active molecules at the aqueous surface, the camphor disk and metal washer move together, driven by the surface tension gradient. The washer is situated in the front of the camphor disk, keeping the distance constant during their motion, which we call a pairing-induced motion. The pairing-induced motion exhibited a transition between circular and straight motions as the glycerol concentration in the aqueous phase changed. Numerical calculations using a model that considers forces caused by the surface tension gradient and lateral capillary interaction reproduced the observed transition in the pairing-induced motion. Moreover, this transition agrees with the result of the linear stability analysis on the reduced dynamical system obtained by the expansion with respect to the particle velocity. Our results reveal that the effect of the particle velocity cannot be overlooked to describe the interaction through the concentration field.
title Pairing-induced motion of source and inert particles driven by surface tension
topic Soft Condensed Matter
Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2110.11753