Stability of constrained capillary surfaces
JB Bostwick, PH Steen - Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics, 2015 - annualreviews.org
A capillary surface is an interface between two fluids whose shape is determined primarily
by surface tension. Sessile drops, liquid bridges, rivulets, and liquid drops on fibers are all …
by surface tension. Sessile drops, liquid bridges, rivulets, and liquid drops on fibers are all …
Motion of liquid drops on surfaces induced by asymmetric vibration: role of contact angle hysteresis
S Mettu, MK Chaudhury - Langmuir, 2011 - ACS Publications
Hysteresis of wetting, like the Coulombic friction at solid/solid interface, impedes the motion
of a liquid drop on a surface when subjected to an external field. Here, we present a …
of a liquid drop on a surface when subjected to an external field. Here, we present a …
Drop motion induced by vertical vibrations
P Sartori, D Quagliati, S Varagnolo… - New Journal of …, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
We have studied the motion of liquid drops on an inclined plate subject to vertical vibrations.
The liquids comprised distilled water and different aqueous solutions of glycerol, ethanol …
The liquids comprised distilled water and different aqueous solutions of glycerol, ethanol …
Directional motion of vibrated sessile drops: a quantitative study
M Costalonga, P Brunet - Physical Review Fluids, 2020 - APS
The directional motion of sessile drops can be induced by slanted mechanical vibrations of
the substrate, which induce drop deformations combining both axisymmetric and …
the substrate, which induce drop deformations combining both axisymmetric and …
Vibration-driven mass transfer and dynamic wetting
This review is devoted to the physical mechanisms enabling dynamic wetting effects
following the transport of mass in droplets and films that are exposed to external mechanical …
following the transport of mass in droplets and films that are exposed to external mechanical …
Motion of Newtonian drops deposited on liquid-impregnated surfaces induced by vertical vibrations
We have studied the motion of drops on inclined liquid-impregnated surfaces (LISs) subject
to vertical vibrations. The liquid drops comprise distilled water and different aqueous …
to vertical vibrations. The liquid drops comprise distilled water and different aqueous …
Vibration-enhanced droplet motion modes: Simulations of rocking, ratcheting, ratcheting with breakup, and ejection
RA Huber, M Campbell… - Journal of Fluids …, 2019 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Power plant water usage is a coupling of the energy–water nexus; this research investigates
water droplet motion, with implications for water recovery in cooling towers. Simulations of a …
water droplet motion, with implications for water recovery in cooling towers. Simulations of a …
Ratchet mechanism of drops climbing a vibrated oblique plate
In this paper, we investigate the ratchet mechanism of drops climbing a vibrated oblique
plate based on three-dimensional direct numerical simulations, which for the first time …
plate based on three-dimensional direct numerical simulations, which for the first time …
Can vibrations control drop motion?
R Borcia, ID Borcia, M Bestehorn - Langmuir, 2014 - ACS Publications
We discuss a mechanism for controlled motion of drops with applications for microfluidics
and microgravity. The mechanism is the following: a solid plate supporting a liquid droplet is …
and microgravity. The mechanism is the following: a solid plate supporting a liquid droplet is …
Response of driven sessile drops with contact-line dissipation
JB Bostwick, PH Steen - Soft matter, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
A partially-wetting sessile drop is driven by a sinusoidal pressure field that produces
capillary waves on the liquid/gas interface. Response diagrams and phase shifts for the …
capillary waves on the liquid/gas interface. Response diagrams and phase shifts for the …