The phase-field (PF) method is a method for interface tracking that can treat complex
topological changes relatively easily because of its diffuse interface model. Therefore, as …

The deformation, movement and breakup of a wall-attached droplet subject to Couette flow
are systematically investigated using an enhanced lattice Boltzmann colour-gradient model …

The effects of viscoelasticity on drop impact and spreading on a flat solid surface are studied
computationally using a finite-difference–front-tracking method. The finitely extensible …

Recent experiments and theories have dismissed the role of increased extensional viscosity
during impact of viscoelastic droplets. Here we show that for relatively low Weber numbers …

When a liquid drop makes initial contact with any surface, an unbalanced surface tension
force drives the contact line, causing spreading. For Newtonian liquids, either liquid inertia …

Using experiments and numerical simulations, we investigate the spontaneous spreading of
droplets of aqueous glycerol (Newtonian) and aqueous polymer (shear-thinning) solutions …

The classical Cox–Voinov theory of contact line motion provides a relation between the
macroscopically observable contact angle, and the microscopic wetting angle as a function …

We conduct numerical experiments on viscoelastic droplets hitting a flat solid surface. The
results present time-resolved non-Newtonian stresses acting in the droplet. Comparing with …

The maximum spreading diameter of non-Newtonian fluid droplets impacting on the solid
surface is a key concern in a variety of industrial and medical applications. In this work, we …

The wetting dynamics of molten thermoplastic polymers, which are known to influence the
force balance of the triple line, are not understood properly despite their importance in many …