20 research outputs found
Nonreciprocity induces resonances in two-field Cahn-Hilliard model
We consider a non-reciprocically coupled two-field Cahn-Hilliard system that
has been shown to allow for oscillatory behaviour, a suppression of coarsening
as well as the existence of localised states. Here, after introducing the model
we first briefly review the linear stability of homogeneous states and show
that all instability thresholds are identical to the ones for a corresponding
Turing system (i.e., a two-species reaction-diffusion system). Next, we discuss
possible interactions of linear modes and analyse the specific case of a
``Hopf-Turing'' resonance by discussing corresponding amplitude equations in a
weakly nonlinear approach. The thereby obtained states are finally compared
with fully nonlinear simulations for a specific conserved amended
FitzHugh-Nagumo system. We conclude by a discussion of the limitations of the
weakly nonlinear approach
Thin films of van der Waals fluid: From interface interactions to wetting transitions
We present a theoretical study of wetting phenomena and interactions between
liquid-vapor interfaces based on the density functional theory. The focus is
mostly on the impact of long-range van der Waals interactions both within the
fluid and between the fluid and substrate. For the latter, we consider two
models-hard wall and soft wall approximations-differing by the role of steric
effects and leading to a qualitatively different character of phase
transitions. We compute numerically the disjoining and conjoining potentials
(which are important dynamically for spreading, spinodal dewetting, and
coarsening in thin films, as well as resolution of interfacial singularities),
and loci of intermediate and complete wetting transitions as functions of the
Hamaker constant and temperature. We find that taking into account short-range
interactions is essential for the description of wetting transitions in the
soft wall limit. We derive an analytical form of the disjoining potential and
analyze it in the context of the complete, frustrated and partial wetting.Comment: 13 pages, 12 figure
Droplet motion driven by surface freezing or melting: A mesoscopic hydrodynamic approach
A fluid droplet may exhibit self-propelled motion by modifying the wetting
properties of the substrate. We propose a novel model for droplet propagation
upon a terraced landscape of ordered layers formed as a result of surface
freezing driven by the contact angle dependence on the terrace thickness.
Simultaneous melting or freezing of the terrace edge results in a joint
droplet-terrace motion. The model is tested numerically and compared to
experimental observations on long-chain alkane system in the vicinity of the
surface melting point.Comment: 4 pages, 3 figure
Interaction of Vortices in Complex Vector Field and Stability of a ``Vortex Molecule''
We consider interaction of vortices in the vector complex Ginzburg--Landau
equation (CVGLE). In the limit of small field coupling, it is found
analytically that the interaction between well-separated defects in two
different fields is long-range, in contrast to interaction between defects in
the same field which falls off exponentially. In a certain region of parameters
of CVGLE, we find stable rotating bound states of two defects -- a ``vortex
molecule".Comment: 4 pages, 5 figures, submitted to Phys. Rev. Let
Asymptotic theory for a moving droplet driven by a wettability gradient
An asymptotic theory is developed for a moving drop driven by a wettability
gradient. We distinguish the mesoscale where an exact solution is known for the
properly simplified problem. This solution is matched at both -- the advancing
and the receding side -- to respective solutions of the problem on the
microscale. On the microscale the velocity of movement is used as the small
parameter of an asymptotic expansion. Matching gives the droplet shape,
velocity of movement as a function of the imposed wettability gradient and
droplet volume.Comment: 8 fig
Disjoining Potential and Spreading of Thin Liquid Layers in the Diffuse Interface Model Coupled to Hydrodynamics
The hydrodynamic phase field model is applied to the problem of film
spreading on a solid surface. The disjoining potential, responsible for
modification of the fluid properties near a three-phase contact line, is
computed from the solvability conditions of the density field equation with
appropriate boundary conditions imposed on the solid support. The equation
describing the motion of a spreading film are derived in the lubrication
approximation. In the case of quasi-equilibrium spreading, is shown that the
correct sharp-interface limit is obtained, and sample solutions are obtained by
numerical integration. It is further shown that evaporation or condensation may
strongly affect the dynamics near the contact line, and accounting for kinetic
retardation of the interphase transport is necessary to build up a consistent
theory.Comment: 14 pages, 5 figures, to appear in PR
The relation of steady evaporating drops fed by an influx and freely evaporating drops
We discuss a thin film evolution equation for a wetting evaporating liquid on
a smooth solid substrate. The model is valid for slowly evaporating small
sessile droplets when thermal effects are insignificant, while wettability and
capillarity play a major role. The model is first employed to study steady
evaporating drops that are fed locally through the substrate. An asymptotic
analysis focuses on the precursor film and the transition region towards the
bulk drop and a numerical continuation of steady drops determines their fully
non-linear profiles.
Following this, we study the time evolution of freely evaporating drops
without influx for several initial drop shapes. As a result we find that drops
initially spread if their initial contact angle is larger than the apparent
contact angle of large steady evaporating drops with influx. Otherwise they
recede right from the beginning