Project Details
Projekt
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
A06 measures flow profiles in complex liquids near the three-phase contact line using microscopic particle tracking. The aim is to clarify how e.g. local layer formation in suspensions, shear thinning or thickening affect the wetting dynamics and vice versa. In dewetting, a distinction must be made between pinning and non-pinning. Results will be compared with those of complementary experiments on complex surfaces. This will provide validation data for model development and simulation in different situations.
DFG Programme
Collaborative Research Centres
Applicant Institution
Technische Universität Darmstadt
Project Heads
Dr. Günter K. Auernhammer; Professor Dr. Hans-Jürgen Butt, until 6/2020
