Droplet impact dynamics on a spherical particle

Dissipative particle dynamics simulations on inversion dynamics of spherical micelles.

We simulate the inversion process of a spherical micelle composed of symmetric diblock copolymers by means of dissipative particle dynamics. The evolution of micelle morphology reveals that the inversion is a two-staged process, in which a rapid agglomeration of outer lyophobic blocks occurs first, followed by a slow penetration of inner lyophilic blocks through the porous lyophobic layer. Calc...

Bifurcation Dynamics of a Particle-Encapsulating Droplet in Shear Flow.

To understand the behavior of composite fluid particles such as nucleated cells and double emulsions in flow, we study a finite-size particle encapsulated in a deforming droplet under shear flow as a model system. In addition to its concentric particle-droplet configuration, we numerically explore other eccentric and time-periodic equilibrium solutions, which emerge spontaneously via supercriti...

Influence of substrate elasticity on droplet impact dynamics.

Droplet impact dynamics is vital to the understanding of several phase-change and heat-transfer phenomena. This work examines the role of substrate elasticity on the spreading and retraction behavior of water droplets impacting flat and textured superhydrophobic substrates. Experiments reveal that droplet retraction on flat surfaces decreases with decreasing substrate elasticity. This trend is ...

Dynamics of Multiphase Flows : Liquid - Particle Suspensions and Droplet Spreading

Raiskinmäki, Pasi Dynamics of multiphase flows: liquid-particle suspensions and droplet spreading Jyväskylä: University of Jyväskylä, 2004, 152 p. (Research report/Department of Physics, University of Jyväskylä, ISSN 0075-465X; 7/2004) ISBN 951-39-1967-6 diss. Most fluids that appear in nature as well in numerous applications in industry are multiphase fluids such as liquid-particle suspensions...

Simulation of Droplet Breakup by Dissipative Particle Dynamics (DPD)