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clemenswinkler | 16:13 | Categories: Allgemein |

19. January 2014

1. Merge through vibration
My basic material is oil. Based on some common senses and internet information, there are key properties of oil: oil & water do not mix; oil is lighter than water; transparency change during process of freezing; flexible and lubricant; vibrate along sound frequency (this property shared with water)
Fabrication Research2
Fabrication Research3
Reference:
1.Richard Wilson exhibition: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/journalists/alastair-sooke/6988825/Richard-Wilsons-2050-at-the-Saatchi-Gallery-review.html
2. http://fuckyeahfluiddynamics.tumblr.com/post/47703284755/mixing-immiscible-liquids-like-oil-and-water-is
3.http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2010/quantum-mechanics-1020.html
4.flickr.com (search oil and water)
5. http://fuckyeahfluiddynamics.tumblr.com/post/10732519031/this-collage-of-three-combustion-images-reveals
6.http://fuckyeahfluiddynamics.tumblr.com/post/30803368858/a-drop-of-silicone-oil-falling-through-a-liquid
2. Computational Designs
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3. First Ideas and Main Concept
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Water droplets keep individual in oil, because oil is a hydrophobic material. Due to high surface tension of water, water droplets shrink to sphere shape to keep the minimum surface.
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The merging process due to vibration.
Initially, i found the fact that water droplets could stay individual quite interesting. Thinking further, I would like to investigate some factors preventing them merge or making them merge.
4. Modelling and Fabrication process
Video 1: water and oil react differently to music beats.
A 3D model of the merging process.
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a model of multiple droplets merging.
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A sketch in processing for bubbles bouncing on each other.
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I went on further experiment to see how structures and sounds impact on water droplets merging in oil environment.
DSC_0464 DSC_0468 DSC_0470 2DSC_0456 copy DSC_0465 copy (I would like to upload the video for the further experiment, but it exceeds 50MB limit.) Screen Shot 2014-01-19 at 20.21.43 Free drops, no sound Screen Shot 2014-01-19 at 20.22.29 Free drops, airport noise Screen Shot 2014-01-19 at 20.22.45 Free drops, school bell Screen Shot 2014-01-19 at 20.23.01 within circle frame, no merge with or without sound. Screen Shot 2014-01-19 at 20.23.24 within frame, merge with airport noise Screen Shot 2014-01-19 at 20.23.50
within frame, merge with airport noise
5. Final Outcome
From the experiments, I realise that certain structures could diverse the pressure more efficient that without a structure.
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As sound indication, water droplets in oil could also be used in the situation of visualising sound presence.
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