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Regime transitions of liquid films flowing down a fiber (Applied Math Talk given by Prof. Claudia Falcon, UCLA)

October 4, 2019 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Recent  experiments  of  thin  films  flowing  down  a  vertical  fiber  with  varying  nozzle diameters present a wealth of new dynamics that illustrate the need for more advanced theory. Determining  the  regime  transitions from absolute (Rayleigh- Plateau) instability is useful in the  design  of  heat  and  mass  exchangers for applications that include cooling systems and desalination. We present a detailed analysis using a full lubrication model that includes slip boundary conditions, nonlinear curvature terms, and a film stabilization term. This study brings to focus the presence of a stable liquid layer playing an important role in the full dynamics. We propose a combination of these physical effects to explain the observed velocity  and  stability  of  traveling  droplets  in  the  experiments  and their  transition  to isolated droplets. When thermal gradients are present, it can induce bead coalescence away from the nozzle. To account for this, we incorporate spatial-dependent viscosity and surface tension to the model, due  to  inhomogeneous  temperature  field  along  the  fiber.

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Date:
October 4, 2019
Time:
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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Emmy Noether Room, Millikan 1021, Pomona College
610 N. College Ave.
Claremont, California 91711
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