Abstract
We present a mathematical model and simulation method to compute the colonial dynamics of micro-swimmers that interact directly and through the fluid they are suspended in. The model uses the stress generated by each self-motile particle for long-range interactions and includes short-range steric effects between particles. The time-step computational cost is O(NlogN + M), with N the total number of mesh points, and M the number of swimmers. This fast method enables us to efficiently simulate many thousands of interacting self-propelling particles in three dimensions and with background flows. We show examples of collective behavior in suspensions of "pusher" and "puller" micro-swimmers. Crown
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 239-248 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Computers and Structures |
| Volume | 122 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2013 |
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Keywords
- Active suspension
- Cell locomotion
- Collective behavior
- Immersed boundary
- Swimming microorganisms
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Computer Science Applications
- Civil and Structural Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Modeling and Simulation
- Materials Science(all)
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Modeling and simulation of active suspensions containing large numbers of interacting micro-swimmers. / Lushi, Enkeleida; Peskin, Charles S.
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T1 - Modeling and simulation of active suspensions containing large numbers of interacting micro-swimmers
AU - Lushi, Enkeleida
AU - Peskin, Charles S.
PY - 2013
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N2 - We present a mathematical model and simulation method to compute the colonial dynamics of micro-swimmers that interact directly and through the fluid they are suspended in. The model uses the stress generated by each self-motile particle for long-range interactions and includes short-range steric effects between particles. The time-step computational cost is O(NlogN + M), with N the total number of mesh points, and M the number of swimmers. This fast method enables us to efficiently simulate many thousands of interacting self-propelling particles in three dimensions and with background flows. We show examples of collective behavior in suspensions of "pusher" and "puller" micro-swimmers. Crown
AB - We present a mathematical model and simulation method to compute the colonial dynamics of micro-swimmers that interact directly and through the fluid they are suspended in. The model uses the stress generated by each self-motile particle for long-range interactions and includes short-range steric effects between particles. The time-step computational cost is O(NlogN + M), with N the total number of mesh points, and M the number of swimmers. This fast method enables us to efficiently simulate many thousands of interacting self-propelling particles in three dimensions and with background flows. We show examples of collective behavior in suspensions of "pusher" and "puller" micro-swimmers. Crown
KW - Active suspension
KW - Cell locomotion
KW - Collective behavior
KW - Immersed boundary
KW - Swimming microorganisms
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