Fig. 5: Effect of dissipation.
From: Universally bistable shells with nonzero Gaussian curvature for two-way transition waves
a Comparison of the continuum and discrete model predictions for the transition wave velocity as a function of the propagation distance for an array of 10 double shells with R = 25.4 mm, H = 15 mm, Ttotal = 4 mm and β = 2.5 kg/s. b Theoretical (solid lines, Eq. (24)) and discrete (markers) model predictions for the number of shells flipped before the transition wave stops Nstop as a function of the input energy provided to an array of 500 double shells with R = 25.4 mm, H = 15 mm, Ttotal = 4 mm, for different levels of viscous dissipation β. Note that the levels of dissipation investigated in b are much lower than that considered in a.
