Spline Based Shape Prediction and Analysis of Uniformly Rotating Sessile and Pendant Droplets

Langmuir : the ACS Journal of Surfaces and Colloids
Karan JakharRishi Raj

Abstract

Prediction and analysis of the shapes of liquid-vapor interface of droplets under the influence of external forces is critical for various applications. In this regard, a geometric model that can capture the macroscopic shape of the liquid-vapor interface in tandem with the subtleties near the contact line, particularly in the regime where the droplet shape deviates significantly from the idealized spherical cap geometry, is desirable. Such deviations may occur when external forces such as gravity or centrifugal dominate over the surface tension force. Here we use vector parametrized cubic spline representation for axisymmetric fluid-fluid interfaces along with a novel thermodynamic free energy minimization based heuristic to determine the shape of liquid-vapor interface of droplets. We show that the current scheme can easily predict the shapes of sessile and pendant droplets under the action of centrifugal force over a broad range of surface contact angle values and droplet sizes encountered in practical applications. Finally, we show that the cubic spline based modeling approach makes it convenient to perform the inverse analysis as well, i.e., predict interfacial properties from the shape of a droplet under the action of var...Continue Reading

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Feb 12, 2020·Research : a Science Partner Journal·Yong-Ming LiuDa-Chuan Yin
May 25, 2021·Langmuir : the ACS Journal of Surfaces and Colloids·Madhu Ranjan GunjanRishi Raj
Mar 3, 2020·Langmuir : the ACS Journal of Surfaces and Colloids·Madhu Ranjan GunjanRishi Raj

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