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Interfacial dripping faucet: generating monodisperse liquid lenses

Fluid Dynamics 2024-12-18 v3 Soft Condensed Matter

Abstract

We present a surface analog to a dripping faucet, where a viscous liquid slides down an immiscible meniscus. Periodic pinch-off of the dripping filament is observed, generating a succession of monodisperse floating lenses. We show that this interfacial dripping faucet can be described analogously to its single-phase counterpart, replacing surface tension by the spreading coefficient, and even undergoes a transition to a jetting regime. This liquid/liquid/gas system opens perspectives for the study of the dynamics of emulsions at interfaces.

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@article{arxiv.2401.00459,
  title  = {Interfacial dripping faucet: generating monodisperse liquid lenses},
  author = {Lorène Champougny and Vincent Bertin and Jacco H. Snoeijer and Javier Rodríguez-Rodríguez},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2401.00459},
  year   = {2024}
}

Comments

13 pages, 10 figures, 5 supplemental movies

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