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Hydrodynamic diffusion in apolar active suspensions of squirmers
KTH, School of Engineering Sciences (SCI), Centres, Linné Flow Center, FLOW. KTH, School of Engineering Sciences (SCI), Engineering Mechanics, Fluid Mechanics.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-4222-012x
Department of Mechanical Engineering and Institute of Applied Mathematics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
2025 (English)In: Journal of Fluid Mechanics, ISSN 0022-1120, E-ISSN 1469-7645, Vol. 1003, article id A17Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Active suspensions encompass a wide range of complex fluids containing microscale energy-injecting particles, such as cells, bacteria or artificially powered active colloids. Because they are intrinsically non-equilibrium, active suspensions can display a number of fascinating phenomena, including turbulent-like large-scale coherent motion and enhanced diffusion. Here, using a recently developed active fast Stokesian dynamics method, we present a detailed numerical study of the hydrodynamic diffusion in apolar active suspensions of squirmers. Specifically, we simulate suspensions of active but non-self-propelling spherical squirmers (or 'shakers'), of either puller type or pusher type, at volume fractions from 0.5 % to 55 %. Our results show little difference between pulling and pushing shakers in their instantaneous and long-time dynamics, where the translational dynamics varies non-monotonically with the volume fraction, with a peak diffusivity at around 10 % to 20 %, in stark contrast to suspensions of self-propelling particles. On the other hand, the rotational dynamics tends to increase with the volume fraction as is the case for self-propelling particles. To explain these dynamics, we provide detailed scaling and statistical analyses based on the activity-induced hydrodynamic interactions and the observed microstructural correlations, which display a weak local order. Overall, these results elucidate and highlight the different effects of particle activity versus motility on the collective dynamics and transport phenomena in active fluids.

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Cambridge University Press (CUP) , 2025. Vol. 1003, article id A17
Keywords [en]
active matter, Stokesian dynamics, suspensions
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Biophysics
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URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-359301DOI: 10.1017/jfm.2024.1071ISI: 001396816400001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85215360525OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-359301DiVA, id: diva2:1932628
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Available from: 2025-01-29 Created: 2025-01-29 Last updated: 2025-02-03Bibliographically approved

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