Generalization of elastohydrodynamic interactions between a rigid sphere and a nearby soft wall

DOI10.1017/JFM.2021.595zbMATH Open1502.76009arXiv2004.11743OpenAlexW3187623302MaRDI QIDQ4957960FDOQ4957960

Authors: Pratyaksh Karan, Jeevanjyoti Chakraborty, Suman Chakraborty 

Publication date: 6 September 2021

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

Abstract: Motion of an object near a soft wall with intervening fluid is a canonical problem in elastohydrodynamics, finding presence in subjects spanning biology to tribology. Particularly, motion of a sphere towards a soft substrate with intervening fluid is often encountered in the context of scanning probe microscopy. While there have been fundamental theoretical studies on this setup, they have focussed on specific applications and thus enforced suitable simplifications. Here we present a versatile semi-analytical framework for studying the elastohydrodynamics of axisymmetric loading of a rigid sphere near a soft elastic substrate coated on a rigid platform mediated by an aqueous electrolytic solution. Three loading modes are considered - approach, recession and oscillatory. The framework incorporates - large oscillation frequency and amplitude, two-way coupling between pressure and substrate deformation, and presence of DLVO forces. From computations using the framework, we gain insights on the effects of DLVO forces, substrate thickness, substrate material compressibility (quantified by Poisson's ratio) and high oscillation frequency for different physical setups encountered in SPM and the likes. We list some key observations. A substrate that is thicker and more compressible allows for larger deformation, i.e. is effectively softer. Presence of DLVO forces lead to magnification in force of upto two orders of magnitude and in substrate deformation of upto an order of magnitude for oscillatory loading at low frequencies and approach/recession loading at low speed. For oscillatory loading at high frequencies, DLVO forces do not appreciably affect the force and deflection behaviour of the system. Having demonstrated the versatility and utility of our framework, we expect it to evolve into a diverse and useful tool for solving problems of soft-lubrication.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2004.11743

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zbMATH Keywords

van der Waals interactionelectrostatic interactionDerjaguin-Landau-Verwey-Overbeek forcelow-frequency high-amplitude oscillatory loadingmicroscale transport

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Fluid-solid interactions (including aero- and hydro-elasticity, porosity, etc.) (74F10) Magnetohydrodynamics and electrohydrodynamics (76W05) Foundations, constitutive equations, rheology, hydrodynamical models of non-fluid phenomena (76A99)

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