Dumbbell micro-robot driven by flow oscillations

DOI10.1017/JFM.2013.30zbMATH Open1284.76101arXiv1212.1773OpenAlexW3103481236MaRDI QIDQ5406571FDOQ5406571

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Publication date: 1 April 2014

Published in: Journal of Fluid Mechanics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: In this paper we study the self-propulsion of a dumbbell micro-robot submerged in a viscous fluid. The micro-robot consists of two rigid spherical beads connected by a rod or a spring; the rod's/spring's length is changing periodically. The constant density of each sphere differs from the density of a fluid, while the whole micro-robot has neutral buoyancy. An effective oscillating gravity field is created via rigid-body oscillations of the fluid. Our calculations show that the micro-robot undertakes both translational and rotational motion. Using an asymptotic procedure containing a two-timing method and a distinguished limit, we obtain analytic expressions for the averaged self-propulsion velocity and averaged angular velocity. The important special case of zero angular velocity represents rectilinear self-propulsion with constant velocity.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1212.1773

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zbMATH Keywords

Stokesian dynamicspropulsionmicro-/nano-fluid dynamics

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Stokes and related (Oseen, etc.) flows (76D07) Biomechanics (92C10) Asymptotic methods, singular perturbations applied to problems in fluid mechanics (76M45) Biopropulsion in water and in air (76Z10)

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