The behaviour of a non-spherical osmotic motor - an axisymmetric catalytic particle self-propelling in a dilute dispersion of reactant particles - is considered. In contrast to a conventional osmotic motor that creates differences in concentration, and hence in osmotic pressure, due to asymmetry in reaction rate along its surface (e.g. a Janus particle with reactive and non-reactive patches), a non-spherical particle is able to move even with uniform chemical activity on its surface. For small departures from a sphere the velocity of self-propulsion is proportional to the square of the non-sphericity or distortion of the particle shape. It is shown that the inclusion of hydrodynamic interactions (HI) may drastically change the self-propulsion. Except for very slow chemical reactions, even the direction of self-propulsion changes with and without HI. Numerical calculations at finite non-sphericity suggest that the maximum velocity of self-propulsion is obtained by a sail-like motor shape, leading to the name 'chemical sailing'. Moreover, no saturation in the speed of propulsion is found; the motor velocity increases as the area of this 'sail' grows and its thickness decreases. The self-propulsion of a non-spherical particle releasing products of a chemical reaction - a constant flux motor - is also considered.


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    Title :

    Non-spherical osmotic motor: chemical sailing


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    Publication date :

    2014


    Size :

    33 Seiten, Bilder, Quellen




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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