Recent advancements in fluid dynamics: drag reduction, lift generation, computational fluid dynamics, turbulence modelling, and multiphase flow

FZ Wang, IL Animasaun, T Muhammad… - Arabian Journal for …, 2024 - Springer
By improving the understanding of fluid behaviour and allowing the development of cutting-
edge technologies that enhance fluid-related processes in various sectors, advances in fluid …

The intertwined physics of active chemical reactions and phase separation

D Zwicker - Current Opinion in Colloid & Interface Science, 2022 - Elsevier
Phase separation is the thermodynamic process that explains how droplets form in
multicomponent fluids. These droplets can provide controlled compartments to localize …

Bursting bubble in an elastoviscoplastic medium

AG Balasubramanian, V Sanjay, M Jalaal… - Journal of Fluid …, 2024 - cambridge.org
A gas bubble sitting at a liquid–gas interface can burst following the rupture of the thin liquid
film separating it from the ambient, owing to the large surface energy of the resultant cavity …

Self-lubricating drops

H Tan, D Lohse, X Zhang - Current Opinion in Colloid & Interface Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Over the past decade, there has been a growing interest in the study of multicomponent
drops. These drops exhibit unique phenomena, as the interplay between hydrodynamics …

Drying dynamics of sessile-droplet arrays

A Iqtidar, JJ Kilbride, FF Ouali, DJ Fairhurst, HA Stone… - Physical Review …, 2023 - APS
We analyze the diffusion-controlled evaporation of multiple droplets placed near each other
on a planar substrate. Specifically, we calculate the change in the volume of sessile droplets …

[HTML][HTML] Understanding the tasting of champagne and other sparkling wines from a scientific perspective

G Liger-Belair, C Cilindre, F Beaumont… - Food Research …, 2024 - Elsevier
From uncorking the bottle to the bursting of bubbles in the glass, the science behind the
tasting of champagne and other sparkling wine is both traditional and at the forefront of …

Enhancement of bacterial rheotaxis in non-Newtonian fluids

BO Torres Maldonado, A Théry, R Tao… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - pnas.org
Many microorganisms exhibit upstream swimming, which is important to many biological
processes and can cause contamination of biomedical devices and the infection of organs …

[HTML][HTML] Kitchen flows: Making science more accessible, affordable, and curiosity driven

GG Fuller, M Lisicki, AJTM Mathijssen, EJL Mossige… - Physics of …, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
Culinary fluid mechanics is the study of everything that flows related to food, covering a wide
range of surprising phenomena that can be harnessed for the benefit of gastronomy, or to …

Viscoelastic Worthington jets\& droplets produced by bursting bubbles

AK Dixit, A Oratis, K Zinelis, D Lohse… - arxiv preprint arxiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
Bubble bursting and subsequent collapse of the open cavity at free surfaces of contaminated
liquids can generate aerosol droplets, facilitating pathogen transport. After film rupture …

Floating active carpets drive transport and aggregation in aquatic ecosystems

G Aguayo, AJTM Mathijssen, HN Ulloa… - Journal of Fluid …, 2024 - cambridge.org
Communities of swimming microorganisms often thrive near liquid–air interfaces. We study
how such 'active carpets' shape their aquatic environment by driving biogenic transport in …