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20122026
most citedA comparison of slip, disjoining pressure, and interface formation models for contact line motion through asymptotic analysis of thin two-dimensional droplet spreading

60 citations · 427 across the 16 of their papers we have counts for

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16 papers

cond-mat.soft2026

Variational approach to droplet motion on uneven solid surfaces, including contact line dynamics and evaporation

Gyula I Tóth, David N Sibley, Agnes J Bokányi-Tóth +2

We show how dynamical equations for liquid films and drops on uneven surfaces, including contact line dynamics and evaporation/condensation effects, may be formulated as a variatio…

cond-mat.soft2024★ 6 cited

Coexisting multiphase and interfacial behaviour of ouzo

David N. Sibley, Benjamin D. Goddard, Fouzia F. Ouali +2

Multi-component liquid mixtures can be both complex and fascinating, with some systems being amenable to simple experimentation at home, giving valuable insight into fundamental as…

physics.flu-dyn2024★ 5 cited

Hydrodynamic density-functional theory for the moving contact-line problem reveals fluid structure and emergence of a spatially distinct pattern

Andreas Nold, Benjamin D. Goddard, David N. Sibley +1

Understanding the nanoscale effects controlling the dynamics of a contact line -- defined as the line formed at the junction of two fluid phases and a solid -- has been a longstand…

physics.flu-dyn2024★ 6 cited

Dynamics of particle aggregation in dewetting films of complex liquids

J. Zhang, D. N. Sibley, D. Tseluiko +1

We consider the dynamic wetting and dewetting processes of films and droplets of complex liquids on planar surfaces, focusing on the case of colloidal suspensions, where the partic…

cond-mat.soft2024★ 12 cited

Experimental and Theoretical Bulk Phase Diagram and Interfacial Tension of Ouzo

Andrew J. Archer, Benjamin D. Goddard, David N. Sibley +4

Ouzo is a well-known drink in Mediterranean countries, with ingredients water, alcohol and trans-anethole oil. The oil is insoluble in water, but completely soluble in alcohol, so…

cond-mat.soft2020★ 26 cited

Rounded Layering Transitions on the Surface of Ice

Pablo Llombart, Eva G. Noya, David N. Sibley +2

Understanding the wetting properties of premelting films requires knowledge of the film's equation of state, which is not usually available. Here we calculate the disjoining pressu…

physics.chem-ph2020★ 56 cited

How ice grows from premelting films and water droplets

David N. Sibley, Pablo Llombart, Eva G. Noya +2

Close to the triple point, the surface of ice is covered by a thin liquid layer (so-called quasi-liquid layer) which crucially impacts growth and melting rates. Experimental probes…

cond-mat.soft2019★ 3 cited

Binding potentials for vapour nanobubbles on surfaces using density functional theory

Hanyu Yin, David N. Sibley, Andrew J. Archer

We calculate density profiles of a simple model fluid in contact with a planar surface using density functional theory (DFT), in particular for the case where there is a vapour lay…

cond-mat.stat-mech2017★ 27 cited

The pressure tensor across a liquid-vapour interface

Carlos Braga, Edward Smith, Andreas Nold +2

Inhomogeneous fluids exhibit physical properties that are neither uniform nor isotropic. The pressure tensor is a case in point, key to the mechanical description of the interfacia…

physics.flu-dyn2016★ 28 cited

Films, layers and droplets: The effect of near-wall fluid structure on spreading dynamics

Hanyu Yin, David N. Sibley, Uwe Thiele +1

We present a study of the spreading of liquid droplets on a solid substrate at very small scales. We focus on the regime where effective wetting energy (binding potential) and surf…

physics.flu-dyn2015★ 13 cited

Nanoscale fluid structure of liquid-solid-vapour contact lines for a wide range of contact angles

Andreas Nold, David N. Sibley, Benjamin D. Goddard +1

We study the nanoscale behaviour of the density of a simple fluid in the vicinity of an equilibrium contact line for a wide range of Young contact angles between 40 and 135 degrees…

physics.flu-dyn2014★ 39 cited

Fluid structure in the immediate vicinity of an equilibrium three-phase contact line and assessment of disjoining pressure models using density functional theory

Andreas Nold, David N. Sibley, Benjamin D. Goddard +1

We examine the nanoscale behavior of an equilibrium three-phase contact line in the presence of long-ranged intermolecular forces by employing a statistical mechanics of fluids app…

physics.flu-dyn2013★ 46 cited

The contact line behaviour of solid-liquid-gas diffuse-interface models

David N. Sibley, Andreas Nold, Nikos Savva +1

A solid-liquid-gas moving contact line is considered through a diffuse-interface model with the classical boundary condition of no-slip at the solid surface. Examination of the asy…

physics.flu-dyn2013★ 60 cited

A comparison of slip, disjoining pressure, and interface formation models for contact line motion through asymptotic analysis of thin two-dimensional droplet spreading

David N. Sibley, Andreas Nold, Nikos Savva +1

The motion of a contact line is examined, and comparisons drawn, for a variety of models proposed in the literature. Pressure and stress behaviours at the contact line are examined…

physics.flu-dyn2012★ 48 cited

On the moving contact line singularity: Asymptotics of a diffuse-interface model

David N. Sibley, Andreas Nold, Nikos Savva +1

The behaviour of a solid-liquid-gas system near the three-phase contact line is considered using a diffuse-interface model with no-slip at the solid and where the fluid phase is sp…

physics.flu-dyn2012★ 52 cited

Slip or not slip? A methodical examination of the interface formation model using two-dimensional droplet spreading on a horizontal planar substrate as a prototype system

David N. Sibley, Nikos Savva, Serafim Kalliadasis

We consider the spreading of a thin two-dimensional droplet on a planar substrate as a prototype system to compare the contemporary model for contact line motion based on interface…