Flow velocity profile near a moving three-phase contact line (A06)

• Subject Area: Statistical Physics, Nonlinear Dynamics, Complex Systems, Soft and Fluid Matter, Biological Physics
• Term: since 2016
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 265191195

The project experimentally determines flow profiles next to moving three-phase contact lines of droplets. In funding period 3, there is a particular focus on suspensions of practical relevance. Among other things, the influence of viscoelastic liquids on the flow profiles will be quantified. In addition, the interactions of liquids with non-spherical particles, e.g. rods or platelets, which occur in many practical applications, will be investigated. The findings will be used for the production of anisotropic coatings. In addition, the influence of de-formations of the substrate on the flow will be investigated.

• DFG Programme: Collaborative Research Centres
• Subproject of: SFB 1194: Interaction between Transport and Wetting Processes
• Applicant Institution: Technische Universität Darmstadt
• Project Head: Dr. Günter K. Auernhammer