Effects of surfactants on an undeformable drop initially at rest. (English) Zbl 0829.76021

Stan, I.; Gheorghiu, C. I.; Kása, Z.

Stud. Univ. Babeş-Bolyai, Math. 38, No. 2, 113-126 (1993).

Summary: The surface flow and the translational motion of a drop caused by interfacial tension gradients are investigated in the case of an undeformable drop, initially at rest (or at zero gravity). The interfacial tension gradients are induced by injecting the drop with surfactant. The spreading of the surfactant on the interface is described by a particular law. A covering degree of the drop by the surfactant is found out beginning when the drop undergoes an upward translational motion.

MSC:

76D07	Stokes and related (Oseen, etc.) flows
76D45	Capillarity (surface tension) for incompressible viscous fluids
76T99	Multiphase and multicomponent flows

Keywords:

surface flow; translational motion; interfacial tension gradients