Water Drop on Thin Viscous Oil Layers: From Stick-Slip Spreading to Dewetting

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Hauptverfasser: Kumar, Shubham, Sahu, Piyush, Bharatsingh, Surjit, Salwan, Gaurav, Mampallil, Dileep
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author Kumar, Shubham
Sahu, Piyush
Bharatsingh, Surjit
Salwan, Gaurav
Mampallil, Dileep
author_facet Kumar, Shubham
Sahu, Piyush
Bharatsingh, Surjit
Salwan, Gaurav
Mampallil, Dileep
contents The impact of water droplets on thin layers of immiscible viscous liquids, such as oil films, is commonly encountered across contexts ranging from kitchen activities to industrial processes. In this study, we experimentally investigate the short-term and long-term behavior of water drops spreading on silicone oil-coated surfaces. During the initial spreading, especially towards zero impact energies, the drop edge exhibits stick-slip dynamics, characterized by intermittent stops. The stick-slip behaviour diminishes with increasing spreading energy from impacts, where the drop spreads without noticeably displacing the oil layer. In the long-term dynamics, regardless of whether the spreading is gradual or impact-driven, the drop eventually spreads onto the surface under the oil layer, governed by the dewetting dynamics of the oil. The delay for the second spreading is independent of the Weber number, indicating that the impact initially does not significantly deform the oil layer. Our findings provide new insights into the dynamics of water-oil interactions, with implications for both practical applications and fundamental research.
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spellingShingle Water Drop on Thin Viscous Oil Layers: From Stick-Slip Spreading to Dewetting
Kumar, Shubham
Sahu, Piyush
Bharatsingh, Surjit
Salwan, Gaurav
Mampallil, Dileep
Fluid Dynamics
Soft Condensed Matter
The impact of water droplets on thin layers of immiscible viscous liquids, such as oil films, is commonly encountered across contexts ranging from kitchen activities to industrial processes. In this study, we experimentally investigate the short-term and long-term behavior of water drops spreading on silicone oil-coated surfaces. During the initial spreading, especially towards zero impact energies, the drop edge exhibits stick-slip dynamics, characterized by intermittent stops. The stick-slip behaviour diminishes with increasing spreading energy from impacts, where the drop spreads without noticeably displacing the oil layer. In the long-term dynamics, regardless of whether the spreading is gradual or impact-driven, the drop eventually spreads onto the surface under the oil layer, governed by the dewetting dynamics of the oil. The delay for the second spreading is independent of the Weber number, indicating that the impact initially does not significantly deform the oil layer. Our findings provide new insights into the dynamics of water-oil interactions, with implications for both practical applications and fundamental research.
title Water Drop on Thin Viscous Oil Layers: From Stick-Slip Spreading to Dewetting
topic Fluid Dynamics
Soft Condensed Matter
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2407.13191