Pattern formation in coiling of falling viscous threads: Revisiting the geometric model

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Hauptverfasser: Sze, Will, Doedel, Eusebius J., Karimfazli, Ida, Yousefzadeh, Behrooz
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author Sze, Will
Doedel, Eusebius J.
Karimfazli, Ida
Yousefzadeh, Behrooz
author_facet Sze, Will
Doedel, Eusebius J.
Karimfazli, Ida
Yousefzadeh, Behrooz
contents The "Fluid Mechanic Sewing Machine" creates periodic patterns through the coiling nature of a viscous fluid falling onto a moving surface. At relatively moderate heights, the reported patterns are translating coiling, alternating loops, W pattern, and meander. A simplified theoretical model based on the geometry and local bending of the contact point can predict these patterns. We experimentally explore the patterns in this region by collecting new data to compare with the model. Our review of the model's bifurcation diagram reveals additional patterns beyond the ones reported, although current experiments have not shown their existence. The W pattern, previously omitted in a regime diagram because of its small region, is now shown explicitly. We report on the consistent appearance of a period-doubled version of the W pattern, as well as rare appearances of resonant patterns, both reported for the first time. Comparing the theoretical model to experimental data, we find that the predicted phase diagram and the meander variation deviate from observations. These deviations hint at an unaccounted dynamics that merits further study.
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spellingShingle Pattern formation in coiling of falling viscous threads: Revisiting the geometric model
Sze, Will
Doedel, Eusebius J.
Karimfazli, Ida
Yousefzadeh, Behrooz
Pattern Formation and Solitons
Soft Condensed Matter
Dynamical Systems
The "Fluid Mechanic Sewing Machine" creates periodic patterns through the coiling nature of a viscous fluid falling onto a moving surface. At relatively moderate heights, the reported patterns are translating coiling, alternating loops, W pattern, and meander. A simplified theoretical model based on the geometry and local bending of the contact point can predict these patterns. We experimentally explore the patterns in this region by collecting new data to compare with the model. Our review of the model's bifurcation diagram reveals additional patterns beyond the ones reported, although current experiments have not shown their existence. The W pattern, previously omitted in a regime diagram because of its small region, is now shown explicitly. We report on the consistent appearance of a period-doubled version of the W pattern, as well as rare appearances of resonant patterns, both reported for the first time. Comparing the theoretical model to experimental data, we find that the predicted phase diagram and the meander variation deviate from observations. These deviations hint at an unaccounted dynamics that merits further study.
title Pattern formation in coiling of falling viscous threads: Revisiting the geometric model
topic Pattern Formation and Solitons
Soft Condensed Matter
Dynamical Systems
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2410.21503