自润湿流体液滴的热毛细迁移特性

Thermocapillary migration characteristics of self-rewetting drop

采用数值模拟方法研究了自润湿流体液滴的热毛细迁移特性.基于润滑理论和滑移边界条件建立了二维液滴运动的演化模型,分析了液气界面张力极小值对应温度在壁面上的位置(临界点)与液滴位置间的相对关系对液滴运动特性的影响.结果表明,对于壁面润湿性不随温度变化的情形,随液滴初始位置相对临界点的向左移动,液滴的迁移方向发生改变,但液滴受热毛细力驱动总是向界面张力高的方向移动.对于壁面润湿性随温度变化的情形,无论液滴初始放置于临界点何处,受高温侧壁面润湿性恶化的影响,液滴均向低温区迁移;随液滴初始位置相对临界点的向左移动,液滴受方向向左的热毛细力增大,提高了其向低温区的迁移速率.控制自润湿流体液滴运动可通过调控临界点与液滴位置间的关系来实现,欲抑制液滴向低温区的迁移,则应将液滴放置于临界点右侧.

The thermocapillary migration characteristics of a self-wetting drop on the non-uniformly heated, horizontal, solid substrate are investigagted by numerical simulation. Based on the lubrication theory, an evolution equation for the height of the two-dimensional drop is established. The substrate underlying the drop is subjected to a temperature gradient which induces surface tension gradient-driven drop deformation and migration. The self-rewetting fluid has non-monotonic dependence of the surface tension on temperature with a well-defined minimum, and the position of the minimum corresponding to the temperature on the substrate is called the critical point. The effect of the relationship between the critical point and the drop position on drop dynamics is analyzed.With the temperature sensitivity coefficient of three interfaces under the same condition, the substrate is illustrated with constant wettability. The direction of drop migration will alter as the initial drop location moves to the left relative to the critical point position, resulting from the variation of the interplay among thermocapillary, gravity, and capillarity forces within the drop. But the drop always migrates toward the high interfacial tension region due to the thermocapillary force.In the presence of substrate wettability variations, the drop migrates toward the low temperature region no matter where the drop is placed relative to the critical point. This is due to the fact that the deterioration of substrate wettability on the right side of the drop prevents the drop from migrating toward the hot region. Under the critical point being on the left or within the drop, as the initial drop location moves to the left relative to the critical point position, the enhancement of the thermocapillary force toward the left leads to increased moving speed of the left contact line and increased spreading area. When the critical point is positioned on the outer right side of the drop, the speed of the left contact line sharply decreases at t = 6×10-3, caused by the suddenly deteriorating substrate wettability.Hence, it is effective to manipulate the self-wetting drop movement by regulating the relationship between the critical point and the initial drop location. To inhibit the migration of the drop toward the cold region, the drop should be placed on the right side of the critical point.