Dynamics of elastocapillary rise

DOI10.1017/JFM.2011.173MaRDI QIDQ2891738zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Camille Duprat, Jeffrey M. Aristoff, Howard A. Stone

Publication date 15 June 2012

Published in Journal of Fluid Mechanics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/1008.3702

zbMATH Keywords

capillary flowslubrication theoryporous media

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Fluid-solid interactions (including aero- and hydro-elasticity, porosity, etc.) (74F10) Experimental work for problems pertaining to fluid mechanics (76-05) Capillarity (surface tension) for incompressible viscous fluids (76D45)

Abstract: We present the results of a combined experimental and theoretical investigation of the surface-tension-driven coalescence of flexible structures. Specifically, we consider the dynamics of the rise of a wetting liquid between flexible sheets that are clamped at their upper ends. As the elasticity of the sheets is progressively increased, we observe a systematic deviation from the classical diffusive-like behaviour: the time to reach equilibrium increases dramatically and the departure from classical rise occurs sooner, trends that we elucidate via scaling analyses. Three distinct temporal regimes are identified and subsequently explored by developing a theoretical model based on lubrication theory and the linear theory of plates. The resulting free-boundary problem is solved numerically and good agreement is obtained with experiments.

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