106 research outputs found
Polymer stress growth in viscoelastic fluids in oscillating extensional flows with applications to micro-organism locomotion
Simulations of undulatory swimming in viscoelastic fluids with large
amplitude gaits show concentration of polymer elastic stress at the tips of the
swimmers.We use a series of related theoretical investigations to probe the
origin of these concentrated stresses. First the polymer stress is computed
analytically at a given oscillating extensional stagnation point in a
viscoelastic fluid. The analysis identifies a Deborah number (De) dependent
Weissenberg number (Wi) transition below which the stress is linear in Wi, and
above which the stress grows exponentially in Wi. Next, stress and velocity are
found from numerical simulations in an oscillating 4-roll mill geometry. The
stress from these simulations is compared with the theoretical calculation of
stress in the decoupled (given flow) case, and similar stress behavior is
observed. The flow around tips of a time-reversible flexing filament in a
viscoelastic fluid is shown to exhibit an oscillating extension along particle
trajectories, and the stress response exhibits similar transitions. However in
the high amplitude, high De regime the stress feedback on the flow leads to non
time-reversible particle trajectories that experience asymmetric stretching and
compression, and the stress grows more significantly in this regime. These
results help explain past observations of large stress concentration for large
amplitude swimmers and non-monotonic dependence on De of swimming speeds
Evolution of a Mission-Driven Youth Development Agency: Making a Difference
This report describes the evolution of a mission-driven youth development agency, Good Shepherd Services of New York City. In the more than six decades that good Shepherd Services (GSS) has served New York's neediest children and youth, it has evolved from a small provider of residential care for adolescent girls to a large, comprehensive, multi-faceted youth development, education, and family services agency. Incorporated in 1947, GSS's work on behalf of New York's most vulnerable is underscored by its original mission and core values, which are driven by the belief that despite the challenges people face, if gevn the right set of supports and opportunities, they have the ability to change and grow over time. This unique strategy and commitment to building on people's strengths rather than focusing on their deficits has shaped GSS' growth and service model of strength-based youth development
Immersed Boundary Smooth Extension: A high-order method for solving PDE on arbitrary smooth domains using Fourier spectral methods
The Immersed Boundary method is a simple, efficient, and robust numerical
scheme for solving PDE in general domains, yet it only achieves first-order
spatial accuracy near embedded boundaries. In this paper, we introduce a new
high-order numerical method which we call the Immersed Boundary Smooth
Extension (IBSE) method. The IBSE method achieves high-order accuracy by
smoothly extending the unknown solution of the PDE from a given smooth domain
to a larger computational domain, enabling the use of simple Cartesian-grid
discretizations (e.g. Fourier spectral methods). The method preserves much of
the flexibility and robustness of the original IB method. In particular, it
requires minimal geometric information to describe the boundary and relies only
on convolution with regularized delta-functions to communicate information
between the computational grid and the boundary. We present a fast algorithm
for solving elliptic equations, which forms the basis for simple, high-order
implicit-time methods for parabolic PDE and implicit-explicit methods for
related nonlinear PDE. We apply the IBSE method to solve the Poisson, heat,
Burgers', and Fitzhugh-Nagumo equations, and demonstrate fourth-order pointwise
convergence for Dirichlet problems and third-order pointwise convergence for
Neumann problems
Orientation dependent elastic stress concentration at tips of slender objects translating in viscoelastic fluids
Elastic stress concentration at tips of long slender objects moving in
viscoelastic fluids has been observed in numerical simulations, but despite the
prevalence of flagellated motion in complex fluids in many biological
functions, the physics of stress accumulation near tips has not been analyzed.
Here we theoretically investigate elastic stress development at tips of slender
objects by computing the leading order viscoelastic correction to the
equilibrium viscous flow around long cylinders, using the weak-coupling limit.
In this limit nonlinearities in the fluid are retained allowing us to study the
biologically relevant parameter regime of high Weissenberg number. We calculate
a stretch rate from the viscous flow around cylinders to predict when large
elastic stress develops at tips, find thresholds for large stress development
depending on orientation, and calculate greater stress accumulation near tips
of cylinders oriented parallel to motion over perpendicular.Comment: Supplementary information include
Challenging the Norms: Democracy, Empowering Education, and Negotiating the Curriculum
Discusses the principles of a democratic classroom, and how implementing these principles can create a powerful environment where extensive and in-depth learning truly happens.https://educate.bankstreet.edu/faculty-staff/1008/thumbnail.jp
Symmetric factorization of the conformation tensor in viscoelastic fluid models
The positive definite symmetric polymer conformation tensor possesses a
unique symmetric square root that satisfies a closed evolution equation in the
Oldroyd-B and FENE-P models of viscoelastic fluid flow. When expressed in terms
of the velocity field and the symmetric square root of the conformation tensor,
these models' equations of motion formally constitute an evolution in a Hilbert
space with a total energy functional that defines a norm. Moreover, this
formulation is easily implemented in direct numerical simulations resulting in
significant practical advantages in terms of both accuracy and stability.Comment: 7 pages, 5 figure
For the Public Good: Quality Preparation for Every Teacher
The goal is to ensure that teachers enter the profession ready for the demands of the 21st-century classroom. The first report from Bank Street College of Education's Sustainable Funding Project looks at ways of reaching that goal through yearlong co-teaching experiences, commonly referred to as residencies, in classroom settings with experienced mentors.The report—"For the Public Good: Quality Preparation for Every Teacher"—also identifies public funding streams to support residency programs nationwide and outlines how teacher preparation providers and school districts can establish mutually beneficial partnerships to support high-quality teacher preparation
POD analysis of temporal flow patterns in different regimes
Proper Orthogonal Decomposition (POD) has been used broadly in analyzing turbulent flows at high Reynolds numbers, such as flow in a
pipe. However, there exists a lack of knowledge in analyzing some other regimes which contain interesting temporal behaviors. We present
two study cases with completely different flow regimes showing the advantages of analyzing them using POD. First, we describe an
application in creeping flow (very low Reynolds number) in Non-Newtonian fluids. POD helps characterize the different bifurcations of the
flow directly related to the movement of stagnation points of the problem. We have also proved the efficiency of this method to store data
recovering 90% of the temporal evolution with only a few geometric modes (time-independent) and some temporal modes, which are a
single value for each time. Second, we analyze experimental data of a wing tip vortex at moderate Reynolds numbers. The possible
attenuation of this kind of vortices is a key criterion for any airport design. By using POD, we were able to describe the vortex and isolate a
mode representing the global attenuation of the vortex.Universidad de Málaga. Campus de Excelencia Internacional AndalucĂa Tech
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Making Pushkar Paradise: Religion, Tourism, and Belonging in a North Indian Pilgrimage Town
This dissertation is based on ethnographic fieldwork in Pushkar, India, a Hindu pilgrimage site that doubles as an international tourist destination with an influx of two million visitors each year. Here, I explore the massive enterprise on the part of Pushkar locals to build “heaven on earth,” paying particular attention to how the articulation of sacred space works alongside economic changes brought on by globalization and tourism. Central to my work is an investigation of how tourism and global thinking affect everyday life in this pilgrimage site, and how Hindu ideas—about religion, identity, and belonging—shape the contours of tourism; the goal, then, is to show how religion and tourism are in fact mutually constitutive. In examining the entanglements of making Pushkar paradise, I look to a number of different topics: beliefs about Hindu universalism and how its principles incorporate people from outside of the Hindu fold; ritual repertoires that brahmans perform on behalf of their clients in order to propitiate the gods; mythic tales that boast of Pushkar’s greatness, printed in 5-rupee pamphlets or narrated by priests at the lake; environmental action taken up by locals worried about lake pollution; and guided tours designed to promote the kind of atmosphere where people from around the world can feel as if they belong
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