Physics of wetting phenomena and applications of fluids on surfaces
Motivated by a plethora of phenomena from nature, this textbook introduces into the physics of wetting of surfaces. After a brief discussion of the foundations of surface tension, its implementation for floating objects, capillary waves, bouncing droplets, walking of water striders, etc. is discusse...
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| Language: | English |
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Berlin ; Boston
De Gruyter,
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| Series: | De Gruyter graduate.
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Table of Contents:
- Preface; Contents; Symbol index; 1. What is surface tension?; 2. Wetting of surfaces: the contact angle; 3. Surface tension-assisted floating of heavy and light objects and walking of water striders; 4. Capillary interactions between particles. Particles placed on liquid surfaces. Elasticity of liquid surfaces, covered by colloidal particles; 5. Capillary waves; 6. Oscillation of droplets; 7. Marangoni flow and surface instabilities; 8. Evaporation of droplets. The Kelvin and the coffee-stain effects; 9. Condensation, growth and coalescence of droplets and the breath-figure self-assembly
- 10. Dynamics of wetting: bouncing, spreading and rolling of droplets (water hammer effect
- water entry and drag-out problems)11. Superhydrophobicity and superoleophobicity: the Wenzel and Cassie wetting regimes; 12. The Leidenfrost effect. Liquid marbles: self-propulsion; 13. Physics, geometry, life and death of soap films and bubbles; Index