Open AccessPrompting Splash Impact on Superamphiphobic Surfaces by Imposing a Viscous Part
Author(s) -
Yu Fanfei,
Lin Shiji,
Yang Jinlong,
Fan Yue,
Wang Dehui,
Chen Longquan,
Deng Xu
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
advanced science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.388
H-Index - 100
ISSN - 2198-3844
DOI - 10.1002/advs.201902687
Subject(s) - splash , drop impact , drop (telecommunication) , viscosity , janus , materials science , mechanics , instability , work (physics) , viscous liquid , liquid drop , pressure drop , composite material , thermodynamics , nanotechnology , physics , mechanical engineering , engineering
It is widely acknowledged that splash impact can be suppressed by increasing the viscosity of the impinging drop. In this work, however, by imposing a highly viscous drop to a low‐viscosity drop, it is demonstrated that the splash of the low‐viscosity part of this Janus drop on superamphiphobic surfaces can be significantly promoted. The underlying mechanism is that the viscous stress exerted by the low‐viscosity component drives the viscous component moving in the opposite direction, enhancing the spreading of the low‐viscosity side and thereby its rim instability. The threshold velocity, above which splashing occurs, can be tuned by varying the viscosity ratio of the Janus drop. Moreover, the impact of the Janus drop can be employed to verify the mechanism of splash.