Drops on Parallel Fibers in a Crosswind
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Abstract
It has been shown recently that drops on a fiber in a crosswind break symmetry and move along the fiber. Motivated by applications such as fog harvesting, filtration, and carbon capture, we study experimentally the interaction between droplets on parallel fibers in a crosswind. We observe that drops on different fibers can interact aerodynamically with both downstream and, perhaps surprisingly, upstream droplets. We show that ordered patterns form when many drops are placed on multiple parallel fibers, hinting at an underlying attractive force between drops on parallel fibers.
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Presenters
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Jessica L Wilson
Princeton University
Authors
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Jessica L Wilson
Princeton University
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Amir Pahlavan
Princeton University, Yale University
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Martin A Erinin
Princeton University, University of Maryland, College Park, University of Maryland, College Park, Present Affiliation: Princeton University
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Luc Deike
Princeton University, Princeton, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544, USA
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Howard A Stone
Princeton University, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton