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ArticleMaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2023

Simulation of Electrowetting-Induced Droplet Detachment: A Study of Droplet Oscillations on Solid Surfaces.

Nicolas T Theodorou, Alexandros G Sourais, Athanasios G Papathanasiou

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Article in Materials (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Nicolas T TheodorouSchool of Chemical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, 15780 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0009-0007-0359-0287
Alexandros G SouraisSchool of Chemical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, 15780 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0001-7856-754X
Athanasios G PapathanasiouSchool of Chemical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, 15780 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-8468-8126

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Abstract

The electrowetting-induced detachment of droplets from solid surfaces is important for numerous applications in the fields of heat transfer and fluid mechanics. The forced oscillations of droplets on solid surfaces and their ability to detach are studied. In this study, the process is efficiently simulated by implementing a powerful methodology developed by our team. Our results agree with experiments showing that optimal detachment, in terms of actuation energy, is achieved when the application of voltage is synchronized with the spreading time of the droplet. Under these conditions, the droplet oscillates with a period close to that of a mirrored Rayleigh droplet. The relationship between the droplet's oscillation period and its physical properties is examined. During voltage-droplet synchronization, the droplet's ability to detach depends mostly on its contact angle, its viscosity, and the applied voltage. An energy analysis is also conducted, revealing how energy is supplied to the droplet by electrowetting-induced detachment.

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active materialscomputational fluid dynamicsdroplet detachmentdroplet oscillationselectrowettingmicrofluidicssmart wetting

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PMID38068028
PMCPMC10707388

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