Shape diagram of vesicles in Poiseuille flow
arXiv:1203.4559 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.108.178106
Abstract
Soft bodies flowing in a channel often exhibit parachute-like shapes usually attributed to an increase of hydrodynamic constraint (viscous stress and/or confinement). We show that the presence of a fluid membrane leads to the reverse phenomenon and build a phase diagram of shapes --- which are classified as bullet, croissant and parachute --- in channels of varying aspect ratio. Unexpectedly, shapes are relatively wider in the narrowest direction of the channel. We highlight the role of flow patterns on the membrane in this response to the asymmetry of stress distribution.
arXiv comment10 pages, 11 figures, To appear in Phys. Rev. Lett
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