Spatially resolved stretching-rotation-stretching sequence in flow topology as elementary structure of fluid mixing
Fluid Dynamics
2022-10-25 v1
Abstract
We performed two-dimensional numerical simulations of passive stirring of two liquids which generated two spatially distinguishable paradigmatic velocity flows, viz. few large extended vortices and rapid oscillations. Using the Okubo- Weiss criterion, we mapped regions of stretching and rotation in the flow field. We find that an elementary oscillatory sequence of stretching-rotation-stretching induces spatial redistribution and steepening of concentration gradients, and the aggregation of such sequences determines fluid mixing at a downstream position. Furthermore, we quantify the paradigms of 'stretching' and 'folding' by developing measures based on flow topology which would facilitate the design of stirring protocols.
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@article{arxiv.2210.12171,
title = {Spatially resolved stretching-rotation-stretching sequence in flow topology as elementary structure of fluid mixing},
author = {Ankush G. Kumar and P. Vishal and V. Meenakshi and R. Aravinda Narayanan},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2210.12171},
year = {2022}
}