scholarly journals One-Dimensional Analysis of Gas Diffusion-Induced Cassie to Wenzel State Transition

2017 ◽  
Vol 139 (12) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonah Kadoko ◽  
Georgios Karamanis ◽  
Toby Kirk ◽  
Marc Hodes

We develop a one-dimensional model for transient diffusion of gas between ridges into a quiescent liquid suspended in the Cassie state above them. In the first case study, we assume that the liquid and gas are initially at the same pressure and that the liquid column is sealed at the top. In the second one, we assume that the gas initially undergoes isothermal compression and that the liquid column is exposed to gas at the top. Our model provides a framework to compute the transient gas concentration field in the liquid, the time when the triple contact line begins to move down the ridges, and the time when menisci reach the bottom of the substrate compromising the Cassie state. At illustrative conditions, we show the effects of geometry, hydrostatic pressure, and initial gas concentration on the Cassie to Wenzel state transition.

Author(s):  
Jonah Kadoko ◽  
Georgios Karamanis ◽  
Toby Kirk ◽  
Marc Hodes

We provide an approximate and one-dimensional solution for transient diffusion of gas between parallel ridges into a degassed and quiescent liquid suspended in the Cassie state above a parallel-ridge type structured surface. At time equal to zero, the liquid and gas are at the same pressure; therefore, the meniscus formed between ridges is flat. The analysis provides the transient gas concentration field in the liquid. It also computes the times when the triple contact line begins to move down the ridges and that when the meniscus contacts the bottom substrate compromising the Cassie state.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael D. Mayer ◽  
Jonah Kadoko ◽  
Marc Hodes

Abstract We develop a two-dimensional model for the transient diffusion of gas from the cavities in ridge-type structured surfaces to a quiescent liquid suspended above them in the Cassie state to predict the location of the liquid vapor-interface (meniscus) as a function of time. The transient diffusion equation is numerically solved by a Chebyshev collocation (spectral) method coupled to the Young-Laplace equation and the ideal gas law. We capture the effects of variable meniscus curvature and, subsequently, when applicable, movement of triple contact lines. Results are presented for the evolution of the dissolved gas concentration field in the liquid and, when applicable, the time it takes for a meniscus to depin and that for longevity, i.e., the onset of the Cassie to Wenzel state transition. Two configurations are examined; viz., one where an impermeable membrane pressurizes the liquid above the ridges and one where hydrostatic pressure is considered and the top of the liquid is exposed to non-condensable gas.


Author(s):  
Santosh Devasia ◽  
Vipin Kumar ◽  
Ann M. Mescher

This article considers the problem of achieving a desired supersaturated gas concentration profile inside a polymer part by controlling the gas concentration on the part boundaries at elevated pressure. Such controlled gas concentration can be used to achieve a desired cell-structure inside the polymer when foaming the gas inside as the part is rapidly heat-treated. The goal is to achieve the interior gas concentration at the end of the controllable pressurization, i.e., right before the heat treatment. When the gas diffusion dynamics is Fickian, the main contribution of this article is to show that any specified concentration profile can be achieved provided a sufficiently large relatively-flat offset of the concentration profile is acceptable. This is demonstrated by showing that the interior gas concentration is controllable by changing the gas concentration at the boundary, and the use of an offset ensures that the control input (the outside concentration) remains positive. The controllability, in turn, allows the use of standard optimal control to achieve the state transition to the desired interior gas concentration before the heat treatment. A model-based simulation is used to illustrate the proposed approach.


2011 ◽  
Vol 110-116 ◽  
pp. 880-885
Author(s):  
G.J. Gutierrez ◽  
A. López Villa ◽  
A. Torres ◽  
S. Peralta ◽  
C. A. Vargas

The motion of the upper free surface of a liquid column released from rest in a vertical, conical container is analyzed theoretically and experimentally. An inviscid, one-dimensional model, for a slightly expanding pipe's radius, describes how the recently reported super free fall of liquids occurs in liquids of very low viscosity. Experiments agree with the theoretical results.


2012 ◽  
Vol 23 (08) ◽  
pp. 1240013 ◽  
Author(s):  
MATTHEW L. BLOW ◽  
JULIA M. YEOMANS

An important feature in the design of superhydrophobic surfaces is their robustness against collapse from the Cassie–Baxter configuration to the Wenzel state. Upon such a transition a surface loses its properties of low adhesion and friction. We describe how to adapt the Surface Evolver algorithm to predict the parameters and mechanism of the collapse transition on posts of arbitrary shape. In particular, contributions to the free energy evaluated over the solid–liquid surface are reduced to line integrals to give good convergence. The algorithm is validated for straight, vertical and inclined, posts. Numerical results for curved posts with a horizontal section at their ends show that these are more efficient in stabilizing the Cassie state than straight posts, and identify whether the interface first depins from the post sides or the post tips.


2011 ◽  
Vol 2011 ◽  
pp. 1-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pabitra Pal Choudhury ◽  
Sudhakar Sahoo ◽  
Mithun Chakraborty

Dynamics of a nonlinear cellular automaton (CA) is, in general asymmetric, irregular, and unpredictable as opposed to that of a linear CA, which is highly systematic and tractable, primarily due to the presence of a matrix handle. In this paper, we present a novel technique of studying the properties of the State Transition Diagram of a nonlinear uniform one-dimensional cellular automaton in terms of its deviation from a suggested linear model. We have considered mainly elementary cellular automata with neighborhood of size three, and, in order to facilitate our analysis, we have classified the Boolean functions of three variables on the basis of number and position(s) of bit mismatch with linear rules. The concept of deviant and nondeviant states is introduced, and hence an algorithm is proposed for deducing the State Transition Diagram of a nonlinear CA rule from that of its nearest linear rule. A parameter called the proportion of deviant states is introduced, and its dependence on the length of the CA is studied for a particular class of nonlinear rules.


Author(s):  
Chuan-Hua Chen ◽  
Qingjun Cai ◽  
Chung-Lung Chen

Superhydrophobic surfaces exhibit large contact angle and small hysteresis which promote liquid transport and enhance heat transfer. Here, liquid-vapor phase change behavior is reported on superhydrophobic surfaces with short carbon nanotubes deposited on micromachined posts, a two-tier texture mimicking the surface structure of lotus leaves. Compared to one-tier microtexture which energetically favors the Wenzel state, the two-tier texture with nanoscale roughness favors the Cassie state, the desired superhydrophobic state. During droplet evaporation, the two-tier texture delays the transition from Cassie to Wenzel state. Using two-tier texture with hexadeconethiol coating, continuous dropwise condensation was demonstrated for the first time on engineered superhydrophobic surfaces.


Author(s):  
Н.А. Афанасьев ◽  
П.А. Майоров

Схема КАБАРЕ, являющаяся представителем семейства балансно-характеристических методов, широко используется при решении многих задач для систем дифференциальных уравнений гиперболического типа в эйлеровых переменных. Возрастающая актуальность задач взаимодействия деформируемых тел с потоками жидкости и газа требует адаптации этого метода на лагранжевы и смешанные эйлерово-лагранжевы переменные. Ранее схема КАБАРЕ была построена для одномерных уравнений газовой динамики в массовых лагранжевых переменных, а также для трехмерных уравнений динамической упругости. В первом случае построенную схему не удалось обобщить на многомерные задачи, а во втором — использовался необратимый по времени алгоритм передвижения сетки. В данной работе представлено обобщение метода КАБАРЕ на двумерные уравнения газовой динамики и динамической упругости в смешанных эйлерово-лагранжевых и лагранжевых переменных. Построенный метод является явным, легко масштабируемым и обладает свойством временн´ой обратимости. Метод тестируется на различных одномерных и двумерных задачах для обеих систем уравнений (соударение упругих тел, поперечные колебания упругой балки, движение свободной границы идеального газа). The conservative-characteristic CABARET scheme is widely used in solving many problems for systems of differential equations of hyperbolic type in Euler variables. The increasing urgency of the problems of interaction of deformable bodies with liquid and gas flows requires the adaptation of this method to Lagrangian and arbitrary Lagrangian-Eulerian variables. Earlier, the CABARET scheme was constructed for one-dimensional equations of gas dynamics in mass Lagrangian variables, as well as for three-dimensional equations of dynamic elasticity. In the first case, the constructed scheme could not be generalized to multidimensional problems, and in the second, a time-irreversible grid movement algorithm was used. This paper presents a generalization of the CABARET method to two-dimensional equations of gas dynamics and dynamic elasticity in arbitrary Lagrangian-Eulerian and Lagrangian variables. The constructed method is explicit, easily scalable, and has the property of temporal reversibility. The method is tested on various one-dimensional and two-dimensional problems for both systems of equations (collision of elastic bodies, transverse vibrations of an elastic beam, motion of the free boundary of an ideal gas).


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