A numerical study on the dynamic behavior of the liquid located between pillar-shaped structures

• Published in: Journal of mechanical science and technology Vol. 28; no. 10; pp. 4221 - 4232
• Main Authors: Lee, Jun, Son, Sung Wan, Ha, Man Yeong, Kim, Hyung Rak
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Seoul Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers 01.10.2014; Springer Nature B.V; 대한기계학회
• Subjects: Contact angle; Control; Droplets; Dynamic structural analysis; Dynamical Systems; Dynamics; Engineering; Industrial and Production Engineering; Liquid films; Liquids; Mathematical models; Mechanical Engineering; Three dimensional; Vibration; 기계공학; Lattice Bolzmann method; Droplet; Two phase; Pillar-shaped structure
• ISSN: 1738-494X; 1976-3824
• DOI: 10.1007/s12206-014-0936-2

We numerically investigated the dynamic behavior of the liquid located between and on top of the structures using the 3D Lattice Bolzmann Method. We considered the effect of the contact angle between the structure and the liquid within the range of 90 to 180 degree, the dimensionless height of the structure between 4 and 8, and the dimensionless height of the liquid between 2 and 9 on the dynamic behavior of the liquid. Depending on the contact angle between the structure and the liquid and the relative heights of the liquid and the structure, the liquid takes the form of a liquid film or a liquid droplet. The bigger the contact angle between the structure surface and the liquid grows, the more the liquid existing between the structures moves to the top of the structure and forms a liquid droplet as time passes by. On the other hand, if the contact angle between the structure surface and the liquid is small, the liquid existing between the structures spreads between other structures and over the bottom of the structure and comes to form a liquid film at last. If the structure height is higher, the liquid is tied up between the structures and maintains the form of a liquid film. However, if the liquid height is higher, the liquid forms the shape of a liquid droplet on top of the structures easily.