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The wall-induced motion of a floating flexible train

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 March 2004

DOMINIC VELLA ,
HO-YOUNG KIM  and
L. MAHADEVAN
DOMINIC VELLA
Affiliation:
Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, Cambridge University, Wilberforce Road, Cambridge, CB3 0WA, UK
HO-YOUNG KIM
Affiliation:
Thermal/Flow Control Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul 136-791, South Korea
L. MAHADEVAN
Affiliation:
Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, Cambridge University, Wilberforce Road, Cambridge, CB3 0WA, UK Present address: Division of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA.
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Abstract

We consider the dynamics of capillary attraction between an articulated train of rigid rods floating at a liquid–gas interface and a nearby wall. We then explain some of the phenomena that are a result of the strong anisotropy and the extended nature of the system, such as the lining up next to the walling in a ‘zippering’ motion that is observed and compare our results qualitatively with those of experiments.

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Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 502 , 10 March 2004 , pp. 89 - 98
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© 2004 Cambridge University Press

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