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most citedKelvin Helmholtz instability in an ultrathin air film causes drop splashing on smooth surfaces

152 citations · 354 across the 6 of their papers we have counts for

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6 papers

cond-mat.soft2024★ 2 cited

High-throughput measurement of elastic moduli of microfibers by rope coiling

Yuan Liu, Jack Hau Yung Lo, Janine K. Nunes +2

There are many fields where it is of interest to measure the elastic moduli of tiny fragile fibers, such as filamentous bacteria, actin filaments, DNA, carbon nanotubes, and functi…

cond-mat.soft2022★ 30 cited

Diffusion-Dominated Pinch-Off of Ultralow Surface Tension Fluids

Jack Hau Yung Lo, Yuan Liu, Sze Yi Mak +5

We study the breakup of a liquid thread inside another liquid at different surface tensions. In general, the pinch-off of a liquid thread is governed by the dynamics of fluid flow.…

physics.flu-dyn2022★ 78 cited

The role of drop shape in impact and splash

Qingzhe Liu, Jack Hau Yung Lo, Ye Li +3

The impact and splash of liquid drops on solid substrates are ubiquitous in many important fields. However, previous studies have mainly focused on spherical drops while the non-sp…

physics.flu-dyn2017★ 19 cited

Mechanism of Contact between a Droplet and an Atomically Smooth Substrate

Hau Yung Lo, Yuan Liu, Lei Xu

When a droplet gently lands on an atomically smooth substrate, it will most likely contact the underlying surface in about 0.1 s. However, theoretical estimation from fluid mechani…

physics.flu-dyn2015★ 152 cited

Kelvin Helmholtz instability in an ultrathin air film causes drop splashing on smooth surfaces

Yuan Liu, Peng Tan, Lei Xu

When a fast-moving drop impacts onto a smooth substrate, splashing will be produced at the edge of the expanding liquid sheet. This ubiquitous phenomenon lacks a fundamental unders…

physics.flu-dyn2012★ 73 cited

Compressible Air Entrapment in High-Speed Drop Impacts on Solid Surfaces

Yuan Liu, Peng Tan, Lei Xu

Using high-speed photography coupled with optical interference, we experimentally study the air entrapment during a liquid drop impacting a solid substrate. We observe the formatio…