On a phase-field model for electrowetting (Q924039)

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On a phase-field model for electrowetting
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    On a phase-field model for electrowetting (English)
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    27 July 2009
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    Summary: The term electrowetting is commonly used for phenomena where shape and wetting behavior of liquid droplets are changed by the application of electric fields. We develop and analyze a model for electrowetting that combines the Navier-Stokes system for fluid flow, a phase-field model of Cahn-Hilliard type for the movement of the interface, a charge transport equation, and the potential equation of electrostatics. The model is derived with the help of a variational principle due to Onsager and conservation laws. A modification of the model with the Stokes system instead of the Navier- Stokes system is also presented. The existence of weak solutions is proved for several cases in two and three space dimensions, either with non-degenerate or with degenerate electric conductivity vanishing in the droplet exterior. Some numerical examples in two space dimensions illustrate the applicability of the model.
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    electrowetting
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    phase-field model
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    Navier-Stokes system
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    Cahn-Hilliard model
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    free boundary problem in PDE
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    existence of weak solutions
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