Abstract
We show that it is fundamentally inaccurate to apply force-balance models to predict the gravity/buoyancy induced detachment of quasi-steadily growing pendant droplets/bubbles. We solve the governing Young–Laplace (Y–L) equation to clarify that all forces acting on a droplet/bubble always sum up to zero, even prior to or beyond the well-accepted critical volume of detachment. Accordingly, the typical force balance models reported in the literature do not hold any physical justification and are merely a curve fit to the experimental trends. We clarify that the physical constraints imposed by the contact line conditions and the surface geometry are instead responsible for detachment.
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