Solute dispersion in pre-turbulent confined active nematics
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| author | Alvim, Tomás da Gama, Margarida M. Telo Coelho, Rodrigo C. V. |
| author_facet | Alvim, Tomás da Gama, Margarida M. Telo Coelho, Rodrigo C. V. |
| contents | We investigate the dispersion of solutes in active nematic fluids confined in narrow channels based on simulations of nematohydrodynamics. The study focuses on two pre-turbulent regimes: oscillatory flow, with net mass flux, and dancing flow, without net flux. Our findings reveal that the longitudinal dispersion of solutes, in both regimes, is determined by the second moments of the longitudinal and transverse components of the velocity field and proportional to the activity, suggesting a common mechanism for dispersion in these distinct flows. Finally, we found that the dispersion coefficient may increase up to one order of magnitude with respect to molecular diffusion in the dancing flow regime and that it is also enhanced in oscillatory flows, with potential for applications in natural biological environments and engineered devices. |
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| spellingShingle | Solute dispersion in pre-turbulent confined active nematics Alvim, Tomás da Gama, Margarida M. Telo Coelho, Rodrigo C. V. Soft Condensed Matter Fluid Dynamics We investigate the dispersion of solutes in active nematic fluids confined in narrow channels based on simulations of nematohydrodynamics. The study focuses on two pre-turbulent regimes: oscillatory flow, with net mass flux, and dancing flow, without net flux. Our findings reveal that the longitudinal dispersion of solutes, in both regimes, is determined by the second moments of the longitudinal and transverse components of the velocity field and proportional to the activity, suggesting a common mechanism for dispersion in these distinct flows. Finally, we found that the dispersion coefficient may increase up to one order of magnitude with respect to molecular diffusion in the dancing flow regime and that it is also enhanced in oscillatory flows, with potential for applications in natural biological environments and engineered devices. |
| title | Solute dispersion in pre-turbulent confined active nematics |
| topic | Soft Condensed Matter Fluid Dynamics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2410.04629 |