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Dynamics of nanodroplets on wettability gradient surfaces

Moosavi, A ; Sharif University of Technology | 2011

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  1. Type of Document: Article
  2. DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/23/8/085004
  3. Publisher: 2011
  4. Abstract:
  5. A lubrication model is used to study the dynamics of nanoscale droplets on wettability gradient surfaces. The effects of the gradient size, size of the nanodroplets and the slip on the dynamics have been studied. Our results indicate that the position of the center of mass of the droplets can be well described in terms of a third-order polynomial function of the time of the motion for all the cases considered. By increasing the size of the droplets the dynamics increases. It is also shown that the slip can considerably enhance the dynamics. The results have been compared with the results obtained using theoretical models and molecular dynamics simulations
  6. Keywords:
  7. Center of mass ; Lubrication models ; Molecular dynamics simulations ; Nano-droplets ; Nanoscale droplets ; Theoretical models ; Third-order ; Wettability gradients ; Computer simulation ; Drop formation ; Molecular dynamics ; Dynamics
  8. Source: Journal of Physics Condensed Matter ; Volume 23, Issue 8 , February , 2011 ; 09538984 (ISSN)
  9. URL: http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/0953-8984/23/8/085004/meta