Dynamics of Flexible Fibers in Viscous Flows and Fluids
Year: 2019
Type: review
Abstract: The dynamics and deformations of immersed flexible fibers are at the heart of important industrial and biological processes, induce peculiar mechanical and transport properties in the fluids that contain them, and are the basis for novel methods of flow control. Here we focus on the low–Reynolds number regime where advances in studying these fiber–fluid systems have been especially rapid. On the experimental side, this is due to new methods of fiber synthesis, microfluidic flow control, and microscope-based tracking measurement techniques. Likewise, there have been continuous improvements in the specialized mathematical modeling and numerical methods needed to capture the interactions of slender flexible fibers with flows, boundaries, and each other.
Source: Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics
Institutions: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université Paris Sciences et Lettres, Sorbonne Université, Physique et Mécanique des Milieux Hétérogènes, Université Paris Diderot, ESPCI Paris, Hokkaido University, Global Institution for Collaborative Research and Education, Hokkaido University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Flatiron Institute, New York University
Language: English
Subfield: Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes
Field: Chemical Engineering
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W3100570961