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Interfacial phenomena in immiscible liquids subjected to vibrations in microgravity

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 February 2019

P. Salgado Sánchez Open the ORCID record for P. Salgado Sánchez [Opens in a new window] ,
V. Yasnou ,
Y. Gaponenko Open the ORCID record for Y. Gaponenko [Opens in a new window] ,
A. Mialdun Open the ORCID record for A. Mialdun [Opens in a new window] ,
J. Porter Open the ORCID record for J. Porter [Opens in a new window]  and
V. Shevtsova Open the ORCID record for V. Shevtsova [Opens in a new window]
P. Salgado Sánchez
Affiliation:
Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería Aeronáutica y del Espacio, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Plaza Cardenal Cisneros 3, 28040 Madrid, Spain
V. Yasnou
Affiliation:
Microgravity Research Centre, CP-165/62, Université Libre de Bruxelles, av. F. D. Roosevelt 50, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
Y. Gaponenko
Affiliation:
Microgravity Research Centre, CP-165/62, Université Libre de Bruxelles, av. F. D. Roosevelt 50, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
A. Mialdun
Affiliation:
Microgravity Research Centre, CP-165/62, Université Libre de Bruxelles, av. F. D. Roosevelt 50, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
J. Porter
Affiliation:
Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería Aeronáutica y del Espacio, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Plaza Cardenal Cisneros 3, 28040 Madrid, Spain
V. Shevtsova*
Affiliation:
Microgravity Research Centre, CP-165/62, Université Libre de Bruxelles, av. F. D. Roosevelt 50, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
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†Email address for correspondence: [email protected]
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Abstract

We consider the response to periodic forcing between 5 Hz and 50 Hz of an interface separating immiscible fluids under the microgravity conditions of a parabolic flight. Two pairs of liquids with viscosity ratios differing by one order of magnitude are investigated. By combining experimental data with numerical simulations, we describe a variety of dynamics including harmonic and subharmonic (Faraday) waves, frozen waves and drop ejection, determining their thresholds and scaling properties when possible. Interaction between these various modes is facilitated in microgravity by the relative ease with which the interface can move, altering its orientation with respect to the forcing axis. The effects of key factors controlling pattern selection are analysed, including vibrational forcing, viscosity ratio, finite-size effects and residual gravity. Complex behaviour often arises with features on several spatial scales, such as Faraday waves excited on the interface of a larger columnar structure that develops due to the frozen wave instability – this type of state was previously seen in miscible fluid experiments but is described for the first time here in the immiscible case.

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Drops and Bubbles: Drops Instability: Instability Waves/Free-surface Flows: Waves/Free-surface Flows
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Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 865 , 25 April 2019 , pp. 850 - 883
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