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Maximal air bubble entrainment at liquid drop impact

Maximal air bubble entrainment at liquid drop impact
Maximal air bubble entrainment at liquid drop impact
At impact of a liquid drop on a solid surface, an air bubble can be entrapped. Here, we show that two competing effects minimize the (relative) size of this entrained air bubble: for large drop impact velocity and large droplets, the inertia of the liquid flattens the entrained bubble, whereas for small impact velocity and small droplets, capillary forces minimize the entrained bubble. However, we demonstrate experimentally, theoretically, and numerically that in between there is an optimum, leading to maximal air bubble entrapment. For a 1.8 mm diameter ethanol droplet, this optimum is achieved at an impact velocity of 0.25??m/s. Our results have a strong bearing on various applications in printing technology, microelectronics, immersion lithography, diagnostics, or agriculture.
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Sun, Chao
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Bouwhuis, Wilco, van der Veen, Roeland C.A., Tran, Tuan, Keij, Diedrick L., Winkels, Koen G., Peters, Ivo, van der Meer, Devaraj, Sun, Chao, Snoeijer, Jacco H. and Lohse, Detlef (2012) Maximal air bubble entrainment at liquid drop impact. Physical Review Letters, 109 (264501), 1-4. (doi:10.1103/physrevlett.109.264501).

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Abstract

At impact of a liquid drop on a solid surface, an air bubble can be entrapped. Here, we show that two competing effects minimize the (relative) size of this entrained air bubble: for large drop impact velocity and large droplets, the inertia of the liquid flattens the entrained bubble, whereas for small impact velocity and small droplets, capillary forces minimize the entrained bubble. However, we demonstrate experimentally, theoretically, and numerically that in between there is an optimum, leading to maximal air bubble entrapment. For a 1.8 mm diameter ethanol droplet, this optimum is achieved at an impact velocity of 0.25??m/s. Our results have a strong bearing on various applications in printing technology, microelectronics, immersion lithography, diagnostics, or agriculture.

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Accepted/In Press date: 23 May 2012
Published date: 26 December 2012
Organisations: Aerodynamics & Flight Mechanics Group

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Local EPrints ID: 399963
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/399963
PURE UUID: 4931ed5c-4b34-43ee-97cb-312004862d7f
ORCID for Ivo Peters: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-3549-3322

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Date deposited: 08 Sep 2016 15:43
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 03:52

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Author: Wilco Bouwhuis
Author: Roeland C.A. van der Veen
Author: Tuan Tran
Author: Diedrick L. Keij
Author: Koen G. Winkels
Author: Ivo Peters ORCID iD
Author: Devaraj van der Meer
Author: Chao Sun
Author: Jacco H. Snoeijer
Author: Detlef Lohse

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