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Lateral retention of water droplets on solid surfaces without gravitational effect

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2020

Sirui Tang,
Chun-Wei YaoOpen the ORCID record for Chun-Wei Yao[Opens in a new window],
Rafael Tadmor and
Divine Sebastian
Sirui Tang
Affiliation:
Dan F. Smith Department of Chemical Engineering, Lamar University, Beaumont, TX77710, USA
Chun-Wei Yao*
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Lamar University, Beaumont, TX77710, USA
Rafael Tadmor
Affiliation:
Dan F. Smith Department of Chemical Engineering, Lamar University, Beaumont, TX77710, USADepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva8410501, Israel
Divine Sebastian
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Lamar University, Beaumont, TX77710, USA
*
Address all correspondence to Chun-Wei Yao at cyao@lamar.edu
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Abstract

Gravity is commonly considered negligible when the surface tension is dominant; i.e., the Bond number is less than 1. In this paper, however, the authors present a technique in which drops slide over surfaces with zero effective gravity. Our study compared the sliding motion of water drops on hydrophilic and hydrophobic surfaces in scenarios: one in which effective gravity = 1 (1 g) and one in which it = 0 (0 g). The authors found that the lateral retention force was greater under 1 g than it was under 0 g. Also, the results showed that retention forces calculated by Furmidge equation are higher than the measured forces.

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MRS Communications , Volume 10 , Issue 3 , September 2020, pp. 449 - 454
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