Depinning of drops on inclined smooth and topographic surfaces: experimental and lattice Boltzmann model study.
Langmuir
; 30(37): 11086-95, 2014 Sep 23.
Article
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| ID: mdl-25154035
ABSTRACT
In this study, the dynamics of initially stationary liquid drops on smooth and topographic inclined silicon surfaces was investigated experimentally and by lattice Boltzmann simulations. The transient contact angles and the critical angle of inclination were measured systematically for different liquids, drop sizes, and surfaces having different wettability and surface roughness. In general, the critical angle of inclination is larger for hydrophilic than for hydrophobic surfaces, irrespective of the liquids, and increases with increasing contact angle hysteresis and decreasing drop sizes. A two-phase liquid-vapor lattice Boltzmann model based on the Shan and Chen approach was developed for two dimensions which incorporates the wetting and topographic characteristics of the surface. The simulation results matched the experimentally found features quantitatively and allowed one to explore the roll-off behavior even in cases that can hardly be accessed experimentally.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Silício
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Modelos Químicos
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Langmuir
Assunto da revista:
QUIMICA
Ano de publicação:
2014
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Alemanha