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 …

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 …

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 directional motion of sessile drops can be induced by slanted mechanical vibrations of
the substrate, which induce drop deformations combining both axisymmetric and …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …