Impact of droplets on immiscible liquid films
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Author(s)
Che, Zhizhao
Matar, Omar K
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
The impact of droplets on liquid films is a ubiquitous phenomenon not only in nature but also in many industrial applications. Compared to the widely-studied impact of droplets on films of identical fluids, the impact of droplets on immiscible films has received far less attention. In the present work, we show using high-speed imaging that immiscibility has a profound effect on the impact dynamics. The impact of a water droplet on an oil film leads to the formation of a compound crown followed by a central jet, whereas that of an oil droplet on a water film results in rapid spreading on the film surface driven by a large, positive spreading factor. In the former scenario, the central jet occurs due to the severe stretching of the droplet during the formation of the crown and then the retraction of the droplet by capillarity, which leads to the collision of fluid at the impact point. A model for the elongation dynamics of the central jet is proposed based on energy conservation. The effects of key parameters controlling the impact process are analysed, including the droplet Ohnesorge and Weber numbers, the viscosity ratio, and the dimensionless film thickness. Different impact outcomes are discussed, such as bouncing, deposition, and oscillation of the impact droplet, the formation and collapse of the compound crown, and the formation and tip-pinching of the central jet. This study not only provides physical insights into the impact dynamics, but could also facilitate the control and optimisation of the droplet impact process in a number of applications as highlighted herein.
Date Issued
2018-03-07
Date Acceptance
2017-12-23
Citation
Soft Matter, 2018, 14, pp.1540-1551
ISSN
1744-683X
Publisher
Royal Society of Chemistry
Start Page
1540
End Page
1551
Journal / Book Title
Soft Matter
Volume
14
Copyright Statement
©2018 The Royal Society of Chemistry.
Sponsor
Engineering & Physical Science Research Council (EPSRC)
Identifier
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29350232
Grant Number
EP/K003976/1
Subjects
Science & Technology
Physical Sciences
Technology
Chemistry, Physical
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Physics, Multidisciplinary
Polymer Science
Chemistry
Materials Science
Physics
SINGLE DROP
WORTHINGTON JETS
SOLID-SURFACE
EJECTA SHEET
GENERATION
MECHANISM
DYNAMICS
BUBBLES
BREAKUP
03 Chemical Sciences
09 Engineering
02 Physical Sciences
Chemical Physics
Publication Status
Published
Coverage Spatial
England
Date Publish Online
2018-01-02