Hydrodynamic density-functional theory for the moving contact-line problem reveals fluid structure and emergence of a spatially distinct pattern
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| author | Nold, Andreas Goddard, Benjamin D. Sibley, David N. Kalliadasis, Serafim |
| author_facet | Nold, Andreas Goddard, Benjamin D. Sibley, David N. Kalliadasis, Serafim |
| contents | Understanding the nanoscale effects controlling the dynamics of a contact line -- defined as the line formed at the junction of two fluid phases and a solid -- has been a longstanding problem in fluid mechanics pushing experimental and numerical methods to their limits. A major challenge is the multiscale nature of the problem, whereby nanoscale phenomena manifest themselves at the macroscale. To probe the nanoscale, not easily accessible to other methods, we propose a reductionist model that employs elements from statistical mechanics, namely dynamic-density-functional theory (DDFT), in a Navier-Stokes-like equation -- an approach we name hydrodynamic DDFT. The model is applied to an isothermal Lennard-Jones-fluid with no slip on a flat solid substrate. Our computations reveal fluid stratification with an oscillatory density structure close to the wall and the emergence of two distinct regions as the temperature increases: a region of compression on the vapor side of the liquid-vapour interface and an effective slip region of large shear on the liquid side. The compressive region spreads along the fluid interface at a lengthscale that increases faster than the width of the fluid interface with temperature, while the width of the slip region is bound by the oscillatory fluid density structure and is constrained to a few particle diameters from the wall. Both compressive and shear effects may offset contact line friction, while compression in particular has a disproportionately high effect on the speed of advancing contact lines at low temperatures. |
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| spellingShingle | Hydrodynamic density-functional theory for the moving contact-line problem reveals fluid structure and emergence of a spatially distinct pattern Nold, Andreas Goddard, Benjamin D. Sibley, David N. Kalliadasis, Serafim Fluid Dynamics Statistical Mechanics Chemical Physics Computational Physics 76D07, 76D45, 76M22, 76M20, 35Q30, 35Q82, 65F45, 65M70, 65M06, 82C21, 82C26, 82C31, 82C70 G.1.3; G.1.4; G.1.8; G.1.9; G.1.10 Understanding the nanoscale effects controlling the dynamics of a contact line -- defined as the line formed at the junction of two fluid phases and a solid -- has been a longstanding problem in fluid mechanics pushing experimental and numerical methods to their limits. A major challenge is the multiscale nature of the problem, whereby nanoscale phenomena manifest themselves at the macroscale. To probe the nanoscale, not easily accessible to other methods, we propose a reductionist model that employs elements from statistical mechanics, namely dynamic-density-functional theory (DDFT), in a Navier-Stokes-like equation -- an approach we name hydrodynamic DDFT. The model is applied to an isothermal Lennard-Jones-fluid with no slip on a flat solid substrate. Our computations reveal fluid stratification with an oscillatory density structure close to the wall and the emergence of two distinct regions as the temperature increases: a region of compression on the vapor side of the liquid-vapour interface and an effective slip region of large shear on the liquid side. The compressive region spreads along the fluid interface at a lengthscale that increases faster than the width of the fluid interface with temperature, while the width of the slip region is bound by the oscillatory fluid density structure and is constrained to a few particle diameters from the wall. Both compressive and shear effects may offset contact line friction, while compression in particular has a disproportionately high effect on the speed of advancing contact lines at low temperatures. |
| title | Hydrodynamic density-functional theory for the moving contact-line problem reveals fluid structure and emergence of a spatially distinct pattern |
| topic | Fluid Dynamics Statistical Mechanics Chemical Physics Computational Physics 76D07, 76D45, 76M22, 76M20, 35Q30, 35Q82, 65F45, 65M70, 65M06, 82C21, 82C26, 82C31, 82C70 G.1.3; G.1.4; G.1.8; G.1.9; G.1.10 |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2412.05643 |