Capillary hydrodynamics of the deposition of thin films and droplets on heterogeneous, porous substrates

Abstract

AbstractThe work presented here deals with recent research on capillary hydrodynamics of thin viscous liquid films and droplets. The process engineering background comes from the industrial process to deposit thin films or droplets on substrates such as polymer foils or paper [1, 2, 3]. During the production of paper, for example, layers of coating color have to be applied onto the raw paper in order to ensure its usability. Ink–jet paper consists of several different functional layers to optimize the paper with regard to printing quality or paper handling. For the printing process by the ink–jet technique, a controlled application of droplets onto the paper and subsequent penetration of the fluid into the paper are crucial for the final quality of the print. The work summarized here considers the application of films or droplets on substrates as well as the flow of liquids inside porous media. (© 2008 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)