Microscale mixing without turbulence (IMAGE)

Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization

Microscale mixing without turbulence

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In viscous fluids like honey, where turbulence is absent, true mixing is challenging as it requires an interplay of external stirring and molecular-level noise. Since different stirring techniques achieve different degrees of mixing, it is natural to wonder what is the optimal stirring protocol under specific constraints.

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MPI-DS, LMP

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