Laboratoire(s)
IRPHE et IUSTI
- Sujet encadré par GautierVerhille (IRPHE) & HenriLhuissier (IUSTI)
This project tackles the challenging problem of the turbulent mixing of liquids with non uniform viscosity. It will focus on the idealized case of the mixing of an initially spherical blob, which is more viscous than the surrounding fluid, in a uniform isotropic turbulent flow. The objective is to understand (1) the history of the blob deformation, (2) the mixing time, (3) the mechanisms and dependences of the process on the relevant parameters: viscosity ratio between the blob and the flow (⌫/⌫0), Reynolds number of the flow (ReT), blob size relative to the flow (Kolmogorov) microscale (d/`K), and relative mass di↵usivity (inverse Schmidt number D/⌫0). The project launches a new collaboration between IRPH´ E (G.Verhille) and IUSTI (H.Lhuissier). It will leverage on the experimental facilities and expertise of IRPH´ E on turbulent flows, and on the model materials and expertise of IUSTI on laminar heteroge neous flows, to tackle an essentially unexplored field of research.
The project will benefit from the experience and involvement of the high-level postdoc candidate, Julie Deleuze, on mixing in non-uniform high-Reynolds number flows.
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