Equivalence of sessile droplet dynamics under periodic and steady electric fields.

ABSTRACT: The electrohydrodynamics of a sessile droplet under the influence of periodic and steady electric fields in microgravity conditions is theoretically investigated using an inertial lubrication model. Previous studies have revealed that a freely suspended spherical droplet with unequal conductivity and permittivity ratios exhibits distinct dynamics under periodic and equivalent steady forcing in the root mean-square sense. However, it is unclear when (if at all) such distinct dynamics occur for periodic and equivalent steady forcing in the case of sessile droplets. The equivalence between periodic and steady forcing is shown to be governed by the interfacial charge buildup, which further depends on the competition between the charge relaxation and forcing timescales. A circulation-deformatio

SUBMITTER: Kainikkara MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8595882 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature