Volume scavenging of networked droplets

TC Hagen, PH Steen - Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena, 2019 - Elsevier
A system of N spherical-cap fluid droplets protruding from circular openings on a plane is
connected through channels. This system is governed by surface tension acting on the …

Detecting symmetry in the chaotic and quasi-periodic motions of three coupled droplet oscillators

DM Slater, PH Steen - SIAM Journal on Applied Dynamical Systems, 2012 - SIAM
Symmetry detectives offer an automated method for classifying the symmetries of solutions
to dynamical systems. In this paper, symmetry detectives are applied to conservative …

The winner takes all: Volume-scavenging populations of networked droplets

TC Hagen, PH Steen - arXiv preprint arXiv:1808.04474, 2018 - arxiv.org
In this work we present and analyze a fluid-mechanical model of competition (scavenging)
amongst $ N $ liquid droplets (individual competitors). The eventual outcome of this …

[PDF][PDF] Nonlinear Dynamics Of Coupled Capillary-Surface Oscillators

D Slater - 2011 - ecommons.cornell.edu
The nonlinear dynamics of coupled liquid droplets and bridges are examined. By restricting
droplet and bridge shapes to equilibrium states, the quasi-static dynamics of such systems …