{"id":424365,"date":"2022-03-31T12:00:03","date_gmt":"2022-03-31T09:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/new-study-solves-mystery-of-how-soft-liquid-droplets-erode-hard-surfaces\/"},"modified":"2022-03-31T12:00:03","modified_gmt":"2022-03-31T09:00:03","slug":"new-study-solves-mystery-of-how-soft-liquid-droplets-erode-hard-surfaces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/new-study-solves-mystery-of-how-soft-liquid-droplets-erode-hard-surfaces\/","title":{"rendered":"#New study solves mystery of how soft liquid droplets erode hard surfaces"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a42cc8b468f0\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a42cc8b468f0\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/new-study-solves-mystery-of-how-soft-liquid-droplets-erode-hard-surfaces\/#%E2%80%9CNew_study_solves_mystery_of_how_soft_liquid_droplets_erode_hard_surfaces%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;New study solves mystery of how soft liquid droplets erode hard surfaces&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CNew_study_solves_mystery_of_how_soft_liquid_droplets_erode_hard_surfaces%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;New study solves mystery of how soft liquid droplets erode hard surfaces&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-gallery lightGallery\">\n<div data-thumb=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/tmb\/2022\/new-study-solves-myste.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/scx2.b-cdn.net\/gfx\/news\/2022\/new-study-solves-myste.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"A new study led by University of Minnesota Twin Cities researchers shows why liquid droplets have the ability to erode hard surfaces, a discovery that could help engineers design more erosion-resistant materials. The above image shows the impact droplets can make on a granular, sandy surface (left) versus a hard, plaster (right) surface. Credit: Cheng Research Group, University of Minnesota\">\n<figure class=\"article-img\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/800a\/2022\/new-study-solves-myste.jpg\" alt=\"New study solves mystery of how soft liquid droplets erode hard surfaces\" title=\"A new study led by University of Minnesota Twin Cities researchers shows why liquid droplets have the ability to erode hard surfaces, a discovery that could help engineers design more erosion-resistant materials. The above image shows the impact droplets can make on a granular, sandy surface (left) versus a hard, plaster (right) surface. Credit: Cheng Research Group, University of Minnesota\" width=\"800\" height=\"445\"\/><figcaption class=\"text-darken text-low-up text-truncate-js text-truncate mt-3\">\n                A new study led by University of Minnesota Twin Cities researchers shows why liquid droplets have the ability to erode hard surfaces, a discovery that could help engineers design more erosion-resistant materials. The above image shows the impact droplets can make on a granular, sandy surface (left) versus a hard, plaster (right) surface. Credit: Cheng Research Group, University of Minnesota<br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>A first-of-its-kind study led by University of Minnesota Twin Cities researchers reveals why liquid droplets have the ability to erode hard surfaces. The discovery could help engineers design better, more erosion-resistant materials.<\/p>\n<section class=\"article-banner first-banner ads-336x280\">\n         <!-- \/4988204\/Phys_Story_InText_Box --><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p>Using a newly developed technique, the researchers were able to measure hidden quantities such as the shear stress and pressure created by the impact of liquid droplets on surfaces, a phenomenon that has only ever been studied visually.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The paper is published in <i>Nature Communications<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p>Researchers have been studying the impact of droplets for years, from the way raindrops hit the ground to the transmission of pathogens such as COVID-19 in aerosols. It&#8217;s common knowledge that slow-dripping water droplets can erode surfaces over time. But why can something seemingly soft and fluid make such a huge impact on hard surfaces?<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There are similar sayings in both eastern and western cultures that &#8216;Dripping water hollows out stone,'&#8221; explained Xiang Cheng, senior author on the paper and an associate professor in the University of Minnesota Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/sciencee\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"5\" title=\"Science\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Science<\/a>. &#8220;Such sayings intend to teach a moral lesson: &#8216;Be persistent. Even if you&#8217;re weak, when you keep doing something continuously, you will make an impact.&#8217; But, when you have something so soft like droplets hitting something so hard like rocks, you can&#8217;t help wondering, &#8216;Why does the drop impact cause any damage at all?&#8217; That question is what motivated our research.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"mb-4\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\">\n    <meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"New study solves mystery of how soft liquid droplets erode hard surfaces\"\/><br \/>\n    <meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch\/?v=6n4lsx5aXEQ\"\/><br \/>\n    <meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Watch a\u00a0video demonstrating in slow motion how a water droplet impacts a sandy surface. 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Credit: University of Minnesota<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In the past, droplet impact has only been analyzed visually using high-speed cameras. The University of Minnesota researchers&#8217; new technique, called high-speed stress microscopy, provides a more quantitative way to study this phenomenon by directly measuring the force, stress, and pressure underneath liquid drops as they hit surfaces.<\/p>\n<p>The researchers found that the force exerted by a droplet actually spreads out with the impacting drop\u2014instead of being concentrated in the center of the droplet\u2014and the speed at which the droplet spreads out exceeds the speed of sound at short times, creating a shock wave across the surface. Each droplet behaves like a small bomb, releasing its impact energy explosively and giving it the force necessary to erode surfaces over time.<\/p>\n<p>Besides paving a new way to study droplet impact, this research could help engineers design more erosion-resistant surfaces for <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>lications that must weather the outdoor elements. Cheng and his lab at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities already plan to expand this research to study how different textures and materials change the amount of force created by liquid droplets.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;For example, we paint the surface of a building or coat wind turbine blades to protect the surfaces,&#8221; Cheng said. &#8220;But over time, rain droplets could still cause damage via impact. So, our research after this paper is to see if we can reduce the amount of shear stress of droplets, which would allow us to design special surfaces that can mitigate the stress.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In addition to Cheng, the research team included University of Minnesota chemical engineering Ph.D. student Ting-Pi Sun, University of Santiago, Chile Assistant Professor Leonardo Gordillo and undergraduate students Franco \u00c1lvarez-Novoa and Klebbert Andrade, and O&#8217;Higgins University, Chile Assistant Professor Pablo Guti\u00e9rrez.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<div class=\"article-main__explore my-4 d-print-none\">\n<p>                                            Heat conduction is important for droplet dynamics\n                                        <\/p><\/div>\n<hr class=\"mb-4\"\/>\n<div class=\"article-main__more p-4\">\n                                                                                                <strong>More information:<\/strong><br \/>\n                                                Stress distribution and surface shock wave of drop impact, <i>Nature Communications<\/i> (2022). <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-doi=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1038\/s41467-022-29345-x\">DOI: 10.1038\/s41467-022-29345-x<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"d-inline-block text-medium my-4\">\n                                                Provided by<br \/>\n                                                                                                    University of Minnesota<br \/>\n                                                                                                        <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"icon_open\" href=\"http:\/\/www.umn.edu\/\"><br \/>\n                                                        <svg>\n                                                            <use href=\"https:\/\/phys.b-cdn.net\/tmpl\/v6\/img\/svg\/sprite.svg#icon_open\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\"\/>\n                                                        <\/svg><br \/>\n                                                    <\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>                                        <!-- print only --><\/p>\n<div class=\"d-none d-print-block\">\n<p>                                                 <strong>Citation<\/strong>:<br \/>\n                                                 New study solves mystery of how soft liquid droplets erode hard surfaces (2022, March 31)<br \/>\n                                                 retrieved 31 March 2022<br \/>\n                                                 from https:\/\/phys.org\/<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a>\/2022-03-mystery-soft-liquid-droplets-erode.html<\/p>\n<p>                                            This document is subject to copyright. 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