Microgravity spreading of water spheres on Hydrophobic capillary plates
Steub L, Kollmer J, Paxson D, Sack A, Pöschel T, Bartlett J, Berman D, Richardson Y, Louge MY (2017)
Publication Language: English
Publication Type: Journal article, Original article
Publication year: 2017
Journal
Book Volume: 140
Article Number: 16001
DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/201714016001
Abstract
We create nearly perfect centimetric spheres of water by splitting a cavity consisting of two metal hemispheres coated with a hydrophobic paint and under-filled with liquid, while releasing the apparatus in free-fall. A high-speed camera captures how water spread on hydrophobic aluminum and polycarbonate plates perforated with cylindrical capillaries. We compare observations at the ZARM drop tower in Bremen with Lattice-Boltzmann numerical simulations of Frank, Perré and Li for the inertial phase of imbibition.
Authors with CRIS profile
Jonathan Kollmer
Lehrstuhl für Multiscale Simulation of Particulate Systems (MSS)
Achim Sack
Lehrstuhl für Multiscale Simulation of Particulate Systems (MSS)
Thorsten Pöschel
Lehrstuhl für Multiscale Simulation of Particulate Systems (MSS)
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United States (USA) (US)How to cite
APA:
Steub, L., Kollmer, J., Paxson, D., Sack, A., Pöschel, T., Bartlett, J.,... Louge, M.Y. (2017). Microgravity spreading of water spheres on Hydrophobic capillary plates. EPJ Web of Conferences, 140. https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201714016001
MLA:
Steub, Laura, et al. "Microgravity spreading of water spheres on Hydrophobic capillary plates." EPJ Web of Conferences 140 (2017).
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