Thin-sheet creation and threshold pressures in drop splashing /

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Author / Creator:Latka, Andrzej, author.
Imprint:2016.
Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2016
Description:1 electronic resource (33 pages)
Language:English
Format: E-Resource Dissertations
Local Note:School code: 0330
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11674637
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Other authors / contributors:University of Chicago. degree granting institution.
ISBN:9781369438758
Notes:Advisors: Sidney R. Nagel Committee members: David Biron; Arvind Murugan; LianTao Wang.
Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 78-06(E), Section: B.
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Summary:A liquid drop impacting a smooth solid substrate splashes by emitting a thin liquid sheet from near the contact line of the spreading liquid. This sheet is lifted from the substrate and ultimately breaks apart. Surprisingly, the splash is caused by the ambient gas, whose properties dictate when and if the sheet is created. Here I focus on two aspects of this process. Using high-speed imaging I find that the time of thin-sheet creation displays a different quantitative dependence on air pressure if the sheet is created during the early stages of spreading, rather than when the liquid has already spread to a large radius. This result sheds light on previously observed impact velocity regimes. Additionally, by measuring impacts of drops on surfaces comprised of both rough and smooth regions, I identify a new threshold velocity that limits the times at which the thin sheet can be created. This velocity determines the threshold pressure below which splashing is suppressed.
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Item Description:Advisors: Sidney R. Nagel Committee members: David Biron; Arvind Murugan; LianTao Wang.
Physical Description:1 electronic resource (33 pages)
ISBN:9781369438758