The temperature dependence of the static contact angle could a priori be predicted by using surface tension partitioning. An original model based on transition state theory is also introduced. This considers thermocapillary fluctuations droplet near triple line and self-affine pinning this against solid substrate modeled with pseudo-periodic distribution adsorption sites. was studied for repres...

A superhydrophobic aluminum surface was fabricated through an enhanced low-cost approach and the effects of several relevant factors on static contact angle and sliding angle were investigated. First, the operating parameters including the etching time as well as the reaction time and temperature were varied. Next, the so-called chemical factors including three different fatty acids and five di...

this article is concerned with the static analysis of structural cables used in railway overheads. structural analysis computer program named ansys is used for analysis. two effects are considered in the analysis. first one is the bending behavior effect of cables. beam188 in addition to link10 and link180 is used to see the difference in case of additional bending effect. besides, link10 and l...

Although many analytical, experimental and numerical studies have focused on droplet motion, the mechanics of the droplet while still in its static state, and just before motion starts, are not well understood. A study of static droplets would shed light on the threshold voltage (or critical inclination) for initiating electrically (or gravitationally) induced droplet motion. Before the droplet...