Title of Paper:Symmetry breaking in drop bouncing on curved surfaces
Indexed by:Journal Papers
Date of Publication:2015-11-01
Journal:NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
Included Journals:SCIE、Scopus、ESI高被引论文
Volume:6
ISSN No.:2041-1723
Abstract:The impact of liquid drops on solid surfaces is ubiquitous in nature, and of practical importance in many industrial processes. A drop hitting a flat surface retains a circular symmetry throughout the impact process. Here we show that a drop impinging on Echevaria leaves exhibits asymmetric bouncing dynamics with distinct spreading and retraction along two perpendicular directions. This is a direct consequence of the cylindrical leaves that have a convex/concave architecture of size comparable to the drop. Systematic experimental investigations on mimetic surfaces and lattice Boltzmann simulations reveal that this novel phenomenon results from an asymmetric momentum and mass distribution that allows for preferential fluid pumping around the drop rim. The asymmetry of the bouncing leads to similar to 40% reduction in contact time.
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