Self-sustained patchy turbulence in shear-thinning active fluids
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| author | Reinken, Henning Menzel, Andreas M. |
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| contents | Bacterial suspensions and other active fluids are known to develop highly dynamical vortex states, denoted as active or mesoscale turbulence. We reveal the pronounced effect of non-Newtonian rheological conditions on these turbulent states, concentrating on shear thinning. A self-sustained heterogeneous state of coexisting turbulent and quiescent areas develops, which results in anomalous velocity statistics. The heterogeneous state emerges in a hysteretic transition when varying activity. We provide an extensive numerical analysis and observe features consistent with a directed percolation transition. Our results are important, for instance, when addressing active objects in biological media with complex rheological properties. |
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| spellingShingle | Self-sustained patchy turbulence in shear-thinning active fluids Reinken, Henning Menzel, Andreas M. Soft Condensed Matter Fluid Dynamics Bacterial suspensions and other active fluids are known to develop highly dynamical vortex states, denoted as active or mesoscale turbulence. We reveal the pronounced effect of non-Newtonian rheological conditions on these turbulent states, concentrating on shear thinning. A self-sustained heterogeneous state of coexisting turbulent and quiescent areas develops, which results in anomalous velocity statistics. The heterogeneous state emerges in a hysteretic transition when varying activity. We provide an extensive numerical analysis and observe features consistent with a directed percolation transition. Our results are important, for instance, when addressing active objects in biological media with complex rheological properties. |
| title | Self-sustained patchy turbulence in shear-thinning active fluids |
| topic | Soft Condensed Matter Fluid Dynamics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2409.18576 |