Uphill airflow transport of drops on superhydrophobic inclines

Dwayne Chung Kim Chung; Mayur Katariya; So Hung Huynh; Brandon Cheong; Oi Wah Liew; Murat Muradoglu; Tuck Wah Ng

doi:10.1016/j.colcom.2015.06.001

Uphill airflow transport of drops on superhydrophobic inclines

Dwayne Chung Kim Chung, Mayur Katariya, So Hung Huynh, Brandon Cheong, Oi Wah Liew, Murat Muradoglu, Tuck Wah Ng

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Abstract

The ability of uphill droplet transport on a superhydrophobic surface incline using airflow was demonstrated. Analytical equations were found to describe the droplet volume at detachment at various inclination angles for the range of physical parameters applied. A pinching off behavior with necking prior to detachment was observed in which a constant time to rupture of 3.2 × 10−2 s froma neck thickness of 1 × 10−3mwas found regardless of the inclination angle used. The approach provided rapid uphill translation of 33 droplets per second and incurs limited aerosolization due to the small forces in action.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1 - 4
Number of pages	4
Journal	Colloid and Interface Science Communications
Volume	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colcom.2015.06.001
Publication status	Published - 2015

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