Complex Dynamics of an Acoustically Levitated Fluid Droplet Captured by a Low-Order Immersed Boundary Method

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Autori principali: Sustiel, Jacqueline B., Grier, David G.
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author Sustiel, Jacqueline B.
Grier, David G.
author_facet Sustiel, Jacqueline B.
Grier, David G.
contents We present a novel immersed boundary method that implements acoustic perturbation theory to model an acoustically levitated droplet. Instead of resolving sound waves numerically, our hybrid method solves acoustic scattering semi-analytically and models the corresponding time-averaged acoustic forces on the droplet. This framework allows the droplet to be simulated on inertial timescales of interest, and thereby admit a much larger time resolution than traditional compressible flow solvers. To benchmark this technique and demonstrate its utility, we implement the hybrid IBM for a single droplet in a standing wave. Simulated droplet shape deformations and streaming profile agree with theoretical predictions. Our simulations also yield new insights on the streaming profiles for elliptical droplets, for which a comprehensive analytic solution does not exist.
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spellingShingle Complex Dynamics of an Acoustically Levitated Fluid Droplet Captured by a Low-Order Immersed Boundary Method
Sustiel, Jacqueline B.
Grier, David G.
Soft Condensed Matter
Fluid Dynamics
We present a novel immersed boundary method that implements acoustic perturbation theory to model an acoustically levitated droplet. Instead of resolving sound waves numerically, our hybrid method solves acoustic scattering semi-analytically and models the corresponding time-averaged acoustic forces on the droplet. This framework allows the droplet to be simulated on inertial timescales of interest, and thereby admit a much larger time resolution than traditional compressible flow solvers. To benchmark this technique and demonstrate its utility, we implement the hybrid IBM for a single droplet in a standing wave. Simulated droplet shape deformations and streaming profile agree with theoretical predictions. Our simulations also yield new insights on the streaming profiles for elliptical droplets, for which a comprehensive analytic solution does not exist.
title Complex Dynamics of an Acoustically Levitated Fluid Droplet Captured by a Low-Order Immersed Boundary Method
topic Soft Condensed Matter
Fluid Dynamics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.13943