Splashing on dry, smooth inclined surfaces

James Bird; David Weitz; Howard Stone; Michael Brenner

Splashing on dry, smooth inclined surfaces

ORAL

Abstract

We investigate splashing of drops on dry, smooth inclined surfaces. The asymmetry of the impact leads to an azimuthal variation of the ejected rim. We show that under certain conditions only part of the rim splashes. A model for the azimuthal splash threshold is compared both with the data and with existing splash criteria.

March 15, 2006, 1:15 PM – March 15, 2006, 1:27 PM

Authors

James Bird

Harvard University
David Weitz

Harvard University, Department of Physics and Division of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge MA 02138, USA, DEAS, Harvard University
Howard Stone

Division of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Harvard University
Michael Brenner

Harvard University