Evaporation effects in elastocapillary aggregation

DOI10.1017/JFM.2016.80MaRDI QIDQ2814919zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Andreas Hadjittofis, John R. Lister, Kiran Singh, Dominic Vella

Publication date 23 June 2016

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

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/1506.07241, https://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:0e8af7a8-df97-4fe5-bf3e-96f8f3f1fd77

zbMATH Keywords

capillary flowsinterfacial flows (free surface)lubrication theory

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Lubrication theory (76D08) Capillarity (surface tension) for incompressible viscous fluids (76D45)

Abstract: We consider the effect of evaporation on the aggregation of a number of elastic objects due to a liquid's surface tension. In particular, we consider an array of spring--block elements in which the gaps between blocks are filled by thin liquid films that evaporate during the course of an experiment. Using lubrication theory to account for the fluid flow within the gaps, we study the dynamics of aggregation. We find that a non-zero evaporation rate causes the elements to aggregate more quickly and, indeed, to contact within finite time. However, we also show that the number of elements within each cluster decreases as the evaporation rate increases. We explain these results quantitatively by comparison with the corresponding two-body problem and discuss their relevance for controlling pattern formation in elastocapillary systems.

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