Abstract
The equations for the rotation of non-axisymmetric ellipsoids in a simple shear flow at low Reynolds numbers are derived in terms of Euler angles. Numerical solutions of this third-order system of equations show a doubly periodic structure to the rotation, with a change in the general nature of the solutions when a certain planar rotation of the particle becomes unstable. Some analytic progress can be made for nearly spherical ellipsoids and for nearly axisymmetric ellipsoids. The near spheres show the same qualitative behaviour as the general ellipsoids. Quite small deviations from axial symmetry are found to produce large changes in the rotation.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Subject
Mechanical Engineering,Mechanics of Materials,Condensed Matter Physics
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