The apparent slip between solid wall and liquid is studied by using the Lattice Boltzmann Method （LBM） and the Shan-Chen multiphase model in this paper. With a no-slip bounce-back scheme applied to the interface, fl...The apparent slip between solid wall and liquid is studied by using the Lattice Boltzmann Method （LBM） and the Shan-Chen multiphase model in this paper. With a no-slip bounce-back scheme applied to the interface, flow regimes under different wall wettabilities are investigated. Because of the wall wettability, liquid apparent slip is observed. Slip lengths for different wall wettabilities are found to collapse nearly onto a single curve as a function of the static contact angle, and thereby a relationship between apparent slip length and contact angle is suggested. Our results also show that the wall wettability leads to the formation of a low-density layer between solid wall and liquid, which produced apparent slip in the micro-scale.展开更多
The apparent contact angle of Cassie-Baxter state water droplets can be calculated by the existing theoretical formula, but due to the defects of the micro-structured hydrophobic surface and some inevitable tiny distu...The apparent contact angle of Cassie-Baxter state water droplets can be calculated by the existing theoretical formula, but due to the defects of the micro-structured hydrophobic surface and some inevitable tiny disturbances in the experiment, Cassie-Baxter state water droplets will appear partly in Wenzel state, that is, the mixed state water droplets. In this paper, apparent contact angles of Cassie-Baxter state and mixed state water droplets on micro-structured hydrophobic surfaces are compared. The research shows that if the projected area fraction of water-solid F in the Cassie-Baxter formula is replaced by the local projected area fraction of water-solid F′, the apparent contact angles of water droplets in both Cassie-Baxter state and the mixed state can be calculated. Further experimental results indicate that the contact state of water droplets nearby the outermost three-phase contact line plays a more important role in determining the apparent contact angle. This conclusion is significant to the understanding of the apparent contact angle and wetting property.展开更多
The factors influencing the state and wetting transition of droplets on a rough surface are both complex and obscure. The change in wetting is directly reflected by changes under the contact condition of the droplets ...The factors influencing the state and wetting transition of droplets on a rough surface are both complex and obscure. The change in wetting is directly reflected by changes under the contact condition of the droplets with the surface. The recent study about the wettability of the superhydrophobic surface under the condensing condition arouses the new understanding about the apparent state of droplets on a rough surface. In this work, to validate the existence of droplets in an intermediate state, a microscale pillar topological polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) surface was manufactured and its wettability under various conditions was studied. According to the experimental data, it is proposed that the wetting state of a rough surface may be embodied using the contact area ratio of a solid/liquid/gas droplet with the projective plane. A general calculation model for the apparent contact angle of droplets is given and expressed diagrammatically. It is found that the measured apparent contact angles of droplets at dif- ferent states on the surface falls within the range predicted by our proposed equation.展开更多
We report on our study of the static and dynamic wetting property of hydrophobic surfaces with micro-and dual micro/nano-scale structures.Simulations based on the lattice Boltzmann method showed that the apparent cont...We report on our study of the static and dynamic wetting property of hydrophobic surfaces with micro-and dual micro/nano-scale structures.Simulations based on the lattice Boltzmann method showed that the apparent contact angle of water droplets on hy-drophobic surfaces with micro-scale structures increases as solid area decreases,whereas dual micro/nano-scale structures not only increase surface hydrophobicity but also greatly stabilize the Cassie state of droplets.Droplets falling on a superhydrophobic surface distort and,depending of free energy,sometimes bounced on the surface before finally adhering to the surface.These phenomena are in agreement with experimental observations.Simulated results also show that micro/nano-scale surface structures can increase droplet rebound height,which depends on static apparent contact angle.展开更多
Some superhydrophobic siliconbased surfaces with periodic square pillar array microstructures were designed and fabricated, also their apparent contact angles （CAs） were quantitatively measured. On the basis of the ...Some superhydrophobic siliconbased surfaces with periodic square pillar array microstructures were designed and fabricated, also their apparent contact angles （CAs） were quantitatively measured. On the basis of the classical Wenzel＇s theory and Cassie＇s theory, two generally applicable equations corresponding of the cases of wetted contact and composite contact, which could reflect the relations between geometrical parameters of square pillar microstructures and apparent CAs, were educed. Then a theoretical prediction of the fabricated siliconbased surfaces was carried out by the equations, which was compatible with the result of experimental measurement, and this showed the rationality of the educed equations. The CAs of the surface prepared by merely plasma etching to create microstructures and by only Teflon treating were compared, and the result indicated that the effect of the former on achieving hydrophobic surfaces was greater than that of the later. Under the premise of synthetically considering transition between the two contact states, the effects of geometrical parameters of the square pillar microstructures to hydrophobicity were analyzcation, thereon a design condition and a design principle for super-hydrophobic surfaces which would be of specific application value were summarized.展开更多
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 50874071)the National High Technology Research and Development of China (863 Program,Grant No. 2008AA06Z201)+1 种基金the Key Program of Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality (Grant No.071605102)the Leading Talent Funding of Shanghai
文摘The apparent slip between solid wall and liquid is studied by using the Lattice Boltzmann Method （LBM） and the Shan-Chen multiphase model in this paper. With a no-slip bounce-back scheme applied to the interface, flow regimes under different wall wettabilities are investigated. Because of the wall wettability, liquid apparent slip is observed. Slip lengths for different wall wettabilities are found to collapse nearly onto a single curve as a function of the static contact angle, and thereby a relationship between apparent slip length and contact angle is suggested. Our results also show that the wall wettability leads to the formation of a low-density layer between solid wall and liquid, which produced apparent slip in the micro-scale.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 10672089 and 10872106)
文摘The apparent contact angle of Cassie-Baxter state water droplets can be calculated by the existing theoretical formula, but due to the defects of the micro-structured hydrophobic surface and some inevitable tiny disturbances in the experiment, Cassie-Baxter state water droplets will appear partly in Wenzel state, that is, the mixed state water droplets. In this paper, apparent contact angles of Cassie-Baxter state and mixed state water droplets on micro-structured hydrophobic surfaces are compared. The research shows that if the projected area fraction of water-solid F in the Cassie-Baxter formula is replaced by the local projected area fraction of water-solid F′, the apparent contact angles of water droplets in both Cassie-Baxter state and the mixed state can be calculated. Further experimental results indicate that the contact state of water droplets nearby the outermost three-phase contact line plays a more important role in determining the apparent contact angle. This conclusion is significant to the understanding of the apparent contact angle and wetting property.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 50606025)
文摘The factors influencing the state and wetting transition of droplets on a rough surface are both complex and obscure. The change in wetting is directly reflected by changes under the contact condition of the droplets with the surface. The recent study about the wettability of the superhydrophobic surface under the condensing condition arouses the new understanding about the apparent state of droplets on a rough surface. In this work, to validate the existence of droplets in an intermediate state, a microscale pillar topological polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) surface was manufactured and its wettability under various conditions was studied. According to the experimental data, it is proposed that the wetting state of a rough surface may be embodied using the contact area ratio of a solid/liquid/gas droplet with the projective plane. A general calculation model for the apparent contact angle of droplets is given and expressed diagrammatically. It is found that the measured apparent contact angles of droplets at dif- ferent states on the surface falls within the range predicted by our proposed equation.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China (10872106 and 11072126)
文摘We report on our study of the static and dynamic wetting property of hydrophobic surfaces with micro-and dual micro/nano-scale structures.Simulations based on the lattice Boltzmann method showed that the apparent contact angle of water droplets on hy-drophobic surfaces with micro-scale structures increases as solid area decreases,whereas dual micro/nano-scale structures not only increase surface hydrophobicity but also greatly stabilize the Cassie state of droplets.Droplets falling on a superhydrophobic surface distort and,depending of free energy,sometimes bounced on the surface before finally adhering to the surface.These phenomena are in agreement with experimental observations.Simulated results also show that micro/nano-scale surface structures can increase droplet rebound height,which depends on static apparent contact angle.
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 50435030).
文摘Some superhydrophobic siliconbased surfaces with periodic square pillar array microstructures were designed and fabricated, also their apparent contact angles （CAs） were quantitatively measured. On the basis of the classical Wenzel＇s theory and Cassie＇s theory, two generally applicable equations corresponding of the cases of wetted contact and composite contact, which could reflect the relations between geometrical parameters of square pillar microstructures and apparent CAs, were educed. Then a theoretical prediction of the fabricated siliconbased surfaces was carried out by the equations, which was compatible with the result of experimental measurement, and this showed the rationality of the educed equations. The CAs of the surface prepared by merely plasma etching to create microstructures and by only Teflon treating were compared, and the result indicated that the effect of the former on achieving hydrophobic surfaces was greater than that of the later. Under the premise of synthetically considering transition between the two contact states, the effects of geometrical parameters of the square pillar microstructures to hydrophobicity were analyzcation, thereon a design condition and a design principle for super-hydrophobic surfaces which would be of specific application value were summarized.
