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Shear flow over a liquid drop adhering to a solid surface

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 April 2006

Xiaofan Li  and
C. Pozrikidis
Xiaofan Li
Affiliation:
Department of Applied Mechanics and Engineering Sciences, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093–0411, USA
C. Pozrikidis
Affiliation:
Department of Applied Mechanics and Engineering Sciences, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093–0411, USA
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Abstract

The hydrostatic shape, transient deformation, and asymptotic shape of a small liquid drop with uniform surface tension adhering to a planar wall subject to an overpassing simple shear flow are studied under conditions of Stokes flow. The effects of gravity are considered to be negligible, and the contact line is assumed to have a stationary circular or elliptical shape. In the absence of shear flow, the drop assumes a hydrostatic shape with constant mean curvature. Families of hydrostatic shapes, parameterized by the drop volume and aspect ratio of the contact line, are computed using an iterative finite-difference method. The results illustrate the effect of the shape of the contact line on the distribution of the contact angle around the base, and are discussed with reference to contact-angle hysteresis and stability of stationary shapes. The transient deformation of a drop whose viscosity is equal to that of the ambient fluid, subject to a suddenly applied simple shear flow, is computed for a range of capillary numbers using a boundary-integral method that incorporates global parameterization of the interface and interfacial regriding at large deformations. Critical capillary numbers above which the drop exhibits continued deformation, or the contact angle increases beyond or decreases below the limits tolerated by contact angle hysteresis are established. It is shown that the geometry of the contact line plays an important role in the transient and asymptotic behaviour at long times, quantified in terms of the critical capillary numbers for continued elongation. Drops with elliptical contact lines are likely to dislodge or break off before drops with circular contact lines. The numerical results validate the assumptions of lubrication theory for flat drops, even in cases where the height of the drop is equal to one fifth the radius of the contact line.

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Research Article
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Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 307 , 25 January 1996 , pp. 167 - 190
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© 1996 Cambridge University Press

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