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Bifurcation Dynamics of a Particle-Encapsulating Droplet in Shear Flow

Zhu, Lailai  
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Gallaire, Francois  
2017
Physical Review Letters

To understand the behavior of composite fluid particles such as nucleated cells and double emulsions in flow, we study a finite-size particle encapsulated in a deforming droplet under shear flow as a model system. In addition to its concentric particle-droplet configuration, we numerically explore other eccentric and time-periodic equilibrium solutions, which emerge spontaneously via supercritical pitchfork and Hopf bifurcations. We present the loci of these solutions around the codimension-two point. We adopt a dynamic system approach to model and characterize the coupled behavior of the two bifurcations. By exploring the flow fields and hydrodynamic forces in detail, we identify the role of hydrodynamic particle-droplet interaction which gives rise to these bifurcations.

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DOI
10.1103/PhysRevLett.119.064502
Web of Science ID

WOS:000407273700003

Author(s)
Zhu, Lailai  
Gallaire, Francois  
Date Issued

2017

Publisher

American Physical Society

Published in
Physical Review Letters
Volume

119

Issue

6

Article Number

064502

Subjects

Hydrodynamic interaction

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Double-emulsion droplets

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Composite fluid particle

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Boundary integral method

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Bifurcation

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REVIEWED

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September 5, 2017
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