Fluctuation-driven instability of nanoscale liquid films on chemically heterogeneous substrates

C Zhao, Z Zhang, T Si - Physics of Fluids, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
The instability and dewetting of bounded liquid films at the nanoscale are shown to strongly
depend on thermal fluctuations. In this work, this fluctuation-driven instability of films on a …

Fluctuation-driven dynamics of liquid nano-threads with external hydrodynamic perturbations

Z Zhang, C Zhao, T Si - Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 2024 - cambridge.org
Instability and rupture dynamics of a liquid nano-thread, subjected to external hydrodynamic
perturbations, are captured by a stochastic lubrication equation (SLE) incorporating thermal …

Thermal fluctuations in metastable fluids

M Gallo - Physics of Fluids, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
In this work, the thermal fluctuations of fluid in metastable conditions have been theoretically
investigated. The fluid is described with a diffuse interface approach based on the Van der …

An energy-conservative many-body dissipative particle dynamics model for thermocapillary drop motion

K Zhang, J Li, W Fang, C Lin, J Zhao, Z Li, Y Liu… - Physics of …, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
The thermocapillary motion of a drop on a solid substrate is a common phenomenon in daily
life and many industrial fields. The motion can be significantly affected by the temperature …

Liquid thread breakup and the formation of satellite droplets

LH Carnevale, P Deuar, Z Che, PE Theodorakis - Physics of Fluids, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
The breakup of liquid threads into smaller droplets is a fundamental problem in fluid
dynamics. In this study, we estimate the characteristic wavelength of the breakup process by …

Inertia and slip effects on the instability of a liquid film coated on a fibre

C Zhao, R Qiao, K Mu, T Si, X Luo - Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 2024 - cambridge.org
To investigate the influence of inertia and slip on the instability of a liquid film on a fibre, a
theoretical framework based on the axisymmetric Navier–Stokes equations is proposed via …

Surfactant-laden liquid thread breakup driven by thermal fluctuations

LH Carnevale, P Deuar, Z Che, PE Theodorakis - Physics of Fluids, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
The breakup of liquid threads into droplets is crucial in various applications, such as
nanoprinting, nanomanufacturing, and inkjet printing, where a detailed understanding of the …

Many-body dissipative particle dynamics with the MARTINI “Lego” approach

LH Carnevale, PE Theodorakis - The European Physical Journal …, 2024 - epjplus.epj.org
MARTINI is a popular coarse-grained (CG) force-field that is used in molecular dynamics
(MD) simulations. It is based on the “Lego” approach where nonbonded interactions …

Influence of finite-density fluctuations on the development of the Rayleigh–Taylor instability in a porous medium

EB Soboleva - Theoretical and Mathematical Physics, 2022 - Springer
We numerically simulate the Rayleigh–Taylor convection in a porous medium in the
presence of initial density fluctuations at the interface between two fluid layers. We consider …

Влияние конечных возмущений плотности на развитие неустойчивости Рэлея–Тейлора в пористой среде

ЕБ Соболева - Теоретическая и математическая физика, 2022 - mathnet.ru
Выполнено численное моделирование конвекции Рэлея–Тейлора в пористой среде
при наличии начальных флуктуаций плотности на границе между слоями жидкости …