Spontaneous motion of solid object on open channel

Dong Song, Xiang Wang, Changshen Xu, Yonghe Liu, Qiaogao Huang

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摘要

Spontaneous motion of a solid object floating on an unsymmetrical geometric open channel is investigated. The open channel was created by selectively fabricating hydrophilic patterns on a superhydrophobic substrate, confining water within the hydrophilic region, thus forming a distinct open channel. As a rectangular foam block was placed on a triangular open channel, the variation of the spanwise width of the wetted area leads to a gradient of surface tension force along the centerline that is able to drive the foam block directionally. What is more, two open channels could be parallelly arranged together to drive even larger object. A theoretical model was developed to explain the mechanism, which agrees well with the experimental results. The findings of this work extend the application of capillary force, which could be used in areas such as self-driven microfluidics, surface lubrication, and open microchannels.

源语言英语
文章编号031707
期刊Physics of Fluids
36
3
DOI
出版状态已出版 - 1 3月 2024

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