Droplet impact on the meniscus of a bath near a vertical wall

For many years droplet impacts on a bath of the same fluid have been studied for which the droplet has a velocity component parallel to the surface of the bath. These studies have explored a range of bath-surface geometries (e.g. oblique impacts on horizontal surfaces and vertical impacts on angled walls). For low Weber numbers bouncing can occur, which in turn can lead to droplet gliding or skirting along the bath surface, owing to the asymmetry of the impact. Here we impose a parallel velocity component by allowing a droplet to fall vertically onto the meniscus of a bath near the wall of its container. Using low viscosity silicone oil, we explore the ranges in Weber number and the distance between the impact and the wall to determine the regimes for droplet bouncing and skirting.