Model of drop impact on hydrophobic surface.

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Abstract

We study drop impact on a hydrophobic surface for high Reynolds numbers, using numerical simulations and thin film analysis. We particularly investigate the role of the pressure field for short time and the velocity profiles in the region near the surface. A thin film model is deduced for the large time dynamics, inspired by recent experimental results and numerical computations. Finally the numerical retraction dynamics of the drop is compared with this simplified model.

Authors

  • Christophe Josserand

    Institut JLR D'Alembert, CNRS/UPMC

  • Stephane Zaleski

    Institut JLR D'Alembert, CNRS/UPMC

  • Robert Schroll

    University of Chicago

  • Wendy Zhang

    University of Chicago