Fluctuation assisted spreading of a fluid filled elastic blister

DOI10.1017/JFM.2018.288zbMATH Open1404.76024arXiv1709.02263OpenAlexW3102737129MaRDI QIDQ5745221FDOQ5745221

Authors: A. Carlson 

Publication date: 5 June 2018

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

Abstract: In this theoretical and numerical study, we show how spatially extended fluctuations can influence and dominate the dynamics of a fluid filled elastic blister as is deforms onto a pre-wetted solid substrate. To describe the blister dynamics, we develop a stochastic elastohydrodynamic framework that couples the viscous flow, the elastic bending of the interface and the noise from the environment. We deploy a scaling analysis to find the elastohydrodynamic spreading law $hatRsim{hatt}^{1/11}$ a direct analogue to the capillary spreading of drops, while the inclusion of noise in our model highlights that the dynamics speed-up significantly $hatRsim{hatt}^{1/6}$ as local changes in curvature enhance the peeling of the elastic interface from the substrate. Moreover, our analysis identifies a distinct criterion for the transition between the deterministic and stochastic spreading regime, which is further illustrated by numerical simulations.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1709.02263

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zbMATH Keywords

thin filmsinterfacial flows (free surface)

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Thin fluid films (76A20) Other free boundary flows; Hele-Shaw flows (76D27)

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