Stokes drag on a sphere in a three-dimensional anisotropic porous medium
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| author | Vilfan, Andrej Cichocki, Bogdan Everts, Jeffrey C. |
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| contents | We study the hydrodynamic drag force exerted on a sphere in a static anisotropic porous medium. This problem is analysed using the Brinkman-Debye-Bueche equations with an axisymmetric shielding (or permeability) tensor. Using the exact Green's functions for this model fluid within a single-layer boundary element formulation, we numerically compute the friction tensor for a translating sphere subjected to stick boundary conditions. Furthermore, we derive approximate analytical expressions for small anisotropy using the Lorentz reciprocal theorem. By benchmarking this result against the numerical solutions, we find that a linear approximation is valid in a broad parameter regime. Our results are important for studying self-diffusion in general anisotropic porous media, but can also be applied to small tracers in nematic fluids composed of disk- or rod-like crowders. |
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| spellingShingle | Stokes drag on a sphere in a three-dimensional anisotropic porous medium Vilfan, Andrej Cichocki, Bogdan Everts, Jeffrey C. Soft Condensed Matter Fluid Dynamics We study the hydrodynamic drag force exerted on a sphere in a static anisotropic porous medium. This problem is analysed using the Brinkman-Debye-Bueche equations with an axisymmetric shielding (or permeability) tensor. Using the exact Green's functions for this model fluid within a single-layer boundary element formulation, we numerically compute the friction tensor for a translating sphere subjected to stick boundary conditions. Furthermore, we derive approximate analytical expressions for small anisotropy using the Lorentz reciprocal theorem. By benchmarking this result against the numerical solutions, we find that a linear approximation is valid in a broad parameter regime. Our results are important for studying self-diffusion in general anisotropic porous media, but can also be applied to small tracers in nematic fluids composed of disk- or rod-like crowders. |
| title | Stokes drag on a sphere in a three-dimensional anisotropic porous medium |
| topic | Soft Condensed Matter Fluid Dynamics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2504.19517 |