2002/12/31 by K. Okumura, F. Chevy, C. Clanet +2 · 1 citation
Physics and Astronomy · #cond-mat.soft #physics.flu-dyn
paper · pdf · doi:10.1209/epl/i2003-00340-1
published as Europhys. Lett. 62, 237-243 (2003)
arxiv created 2003/02/12 · arxiv updated 2009/11/30
It has been shown that a water drop can bounce persistently, when thrown on a super-hydrophobic substrate. We present here scaling arguments which allow us to predict the maximal deformation and the contact time of the drop. This approach is completed by a model describing the flow inside the drop, and by original experimental data.