Tuning of a splash on elastic membranes

ORAL

Abstract

We study the splash of liquid droplets on elastic substrates. In particular we focus on the case where the substrate is a thin polymeric film. We identify the transition between splashing and no-splashing as a function of the applied tension of the membrane and droplet radius. A simple model accounting for the additional energy stored in the deformable elastic sheet is developed and compared with experiment.

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Authors

  • Rachel E. Pepper

  • Laurent Courbin

  • Howard A. Stone

    DEAS, Harvard University, Harvard University, Division of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University