Christophe Clanet

Maximal deformation of an impacting drop

We first study the impact of a liquid drop of low viscosity on a super-hydrophobic surface. Denoting the drop size and speed as

On the "Tulip Flame" Phenomenon

D_{0}

Water spring: A model for bouncing drops

and

On the elasticity of an inertial liquid shock

U_{0}

Pyramidal and toroidal water drops after impact on a solid surface

, we find that the maximal spreading

Dynamics of transient cavities

D_{\hbox{\scriptsize\it max}}

Water impacting on superhydrophobic macrotextures

scales as

Life of a smooth liquid sheet

D_{0}\hbox{\it We}^{1/4}

Onset of menisci

where We is the Weber number associated with the shock (

A universal law for capillary rise in corners

\hbox{\it We}\,{\equiv}\,\rho U_{0}^2 D_{0}/\sigma