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Workshop Series on Advances on Scientific and Engineering Computing (III) -- Computational Fluid Dynamics, Interface Problems and Beyond

Interface Profile Near The Contact Line in Electro-wetting on Dielectric

Speaker

Weiqing Ren , National University of Singapore

Time

06 Dec, 09:00 - 09:30

Abstract

We consider a charged droplet sitting on a dielectric substrate and study the static profile of the interface near the contact line. We first derive the governing equations using the principle of minimum energy, then discuss the distinguished limit of the model. Analysis of the inner problem, which governs the interface profile near the contact line, shows the existence of a well-defined apparent contact angle. The apparent contact angle depends on the applied voltage and the thickness of the dielectric substrate, and the relation agrees well with the empirical Young-Lippmann equation.