Capillary-lubrication force exerted on a two-dimensional particle moving towards a thin fluid film

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DOI10.1017/JFM.2023.1016arXiv2307.00013OpenAlexW4390112655MaRDI QIDQ6186063FDOQ6186063


Authors: Yacine Amarouchene, Thomas Salez Edit this on Wikidata


Publication date: 9 January 2024

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

Abstract: A rigid object moving in a viscous fluid and in close proximity with an elastic wall experiences self-generated elastohydrodynamic interactions. This has been the subject of an intense research activity, with a recent and growing attention given to the particular case of elastomeric and gel-like substrates. Here, we address the situation where the elastic wall is replaced by a capillary surface. Specifically, we analyze the lubrication flow generated by the prescribed normal motion of a rigid infinite cylinder near the deformable interface separating two immiscible and incompressible viscous fluids. Using a combination of analytical and numerical treatments, we compute the emergent capillary-lubrication force at leading order in compliance, and characterize its dependencies with the interfacial tension, viscosities of the fluids, and length scales of the problem. Interestingly, we identify two main contributions: i) a velocity-dependent adhesion-like force ; ii) an acceleration-dependant inertial-like force. Our results may have implications for the mobility of colloids near complex interfaces and for the motility of confined microbiological entities.


Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2307.00013




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