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ANNUAL REVIEW OF FLUID MECHANICS, VOL 48
Volume 48, Issue -, Pages 365-391Publisher
ANNUAL REVIEWS
DOI: 10.1146/annurev-fluid-122414-034401
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splashing; spreading; bouncing; fingering; air entrapment; roughness; repellency; superhydrophobicity
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A drop hitting a solid surface can deposit, bounce, or splash. Splashing arises from the breakup of a fine liquid sheet that is ejected radially along the substrate. Bouncing and deposition depend crucially on the wetting properties of the substrate. In this review, we focus on recent experimental and theoretical studies, which aim at unraveling the underlying physics, characterized by the delicate interplay of not only liquid inertia, viscosity, and surface tension, but also the surrounding gas. The gas cushions the initial contact; it is entrapped in a central microbubble on the substrate; and it promotes the so-called corona splash, by lifting the lamella away from the solid. Particular attention is paid to the influence of surface roughness, natural or engineered to enhance repellency, relevant in many applications.
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