Capillary filling in patterned channels

Details Capillary filling in patterned channels Capillary filling in patterned channels

2008-05-27

arxiv.org/abs/0805.4231v1

Physical Review E 77, 067301 (2008)

Physics

Fluid Dynamics

4 pages, 4 figures

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevE.77.067301

We show how the capillary filling of microchannels is affected by posts or ridges on the sides of the channels. Ridges perpendicular to the flow direction introduce contact line pinning which slows, or sometimes prevents, filling; whereas ridges parallel to the flow provide extra surface which may enhances filling. Patterning the microchannel surface with square posts has little effect on the ability of a channel to fill for equilibrium contact angle $\theta_e \lesssim 30^{\mathrm{o}}$. For $\theta_e \gtrsim 60^{\mathrm{o}}$, however, even a small number of posts can pin the advancing liquid front.

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