Hydrodynamic clustering and emergent phase separation of spherical spinners
Zaiyi Shen, Juho S. Lintuvuori
Abstract
In this article, the authors demonstrate a spontaneous assembly of spinner vortices from an initially uniform suspension. The clustering is observed at weakly inertial regime due to hydrodynamic interactions between the spinning particles. The results highlight the importance of inertial interactions and the third dimension in a hydrodynamic assembly of spinner materials.
Topics & Concepts
Cluster analysisInertial frame of referenceSpinningPhysicsVortexMechanicsDimension (graph theory)Classical mechanicsPhase (matter)Work (physics)Statistical physicsSeparation (statistics)Stability (learning theory)Mixing (physics)ViscosityCluster (spacecraft)Line (geometry)Materials scienceVorticityCompressibilityMicro and Nano RoboticsPickering emulsions and particle stabilizationFluid Dynamics and Thin Films