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DY: Fachverband Dynamik und Statistische Physik
DY 25: Fluid dynamics II
DY 25.2: Talk
Thursday, March 26, 2009, 15:00–15:15, ZEU 118
Energetic consideration of the reflection of water jets on superhydrophobic surfaces — •Sören Kaps1, Michael Scharnberg2 und Rainer Adelung1 — 1Functional Nanomaterials, Technical Faculty, University of Kiel, Kaiserstr. 2, 24143 Kiel, Germany — 2Chair for Multicomponent Materials, Technical Faculty, University of Kiel, Kaiserstr. 2, 24143 Kiel, Germany
After impinging onto biological and artificial superhydrophobic surfaces water jets are observed to flow across the surface for a distance equal to several jet diameters before they are reflected off the surface as coherent jets under an angle that is close to or smaller than the angle of incidence. To understand the mechanisms of water jet reflection the conversion of surface energy to kinetic energy and vice versa is considered. A simple model based on these energetic considerations was derived to fit the experimental data. The geometry of the water surface is a critical parameter in this model. Different approaches to this geometry will be discussed.