Hydrodynamic theory of coating Jens Eggers Hydrodynamic theory of coating …with Bruno Andreotti, Marc Fermigier, Jacco Snoeijer, Johanna Ziegler
Dynamical wetting transition continuous transition discontinuous transition Deraguin+Levi 1964 de Gennes 1986 apparent contact angle at the transition?
U Small scale physics stationary Huh and Scriven’s paradox: moving contact line stationary U h
Lubrication equations y nm h(x) g liquid bath note additional parameter x gravity viscous s.t.
Matching: Pull! matching impossible! U>Uc liquid bath g no overlap! compare curvature : microscopic length l U>Uc liquid bath g no overlap! match! U<Uc liquid bath g matching impossible! outer meniscus
Critical speed matching condition “Cox-Voinov” curvature
Wetting transition Delon et al., JFM 2007 Derjaguin+Levi 1964: at transition Derjaguin+Levi 1964: transient experiment:
Beyond the transition h x after before h apparent contact line x sim theory contact line
Another transition plate angle Ziegler et al., EPJ `09
Wetting transition new film solution! Delon et al., JFM 2007
The Landau Levich Derjaguin film II LL-equation I: bath
The dimple! II III balance includes gravity! I: bath
A range of new solutions
Phase diagram new thick film solutions! Experiment: complete wetting partial wetting
The film profile the dimple! new thick film theory LLD film theory bath Snoeijer et al., PRL `08
The big picture 1/2 Derjaguin 1/2 2/3 so far! 1
A fun movie made in Bristol Bristol Evening Post …work with Philippe Brunet, Robert Deegan