Complex Shapes and Dynamics of Dissolving Drops of Dichloromethane

Abstract

Generation of cohesive motion was observed during the dissolution of mm-sized drops of dicholoromethane into aqueous surfactant solutions. This system shows pulsating drops, multi-armed rotors, and polygonal shapes. The sharp tips of these patterns eject much smaller droplets to form expanding halos or swirling chains. The daughter droplets also undergo cascades of secondary and higher-order splitting events. Detailed facts of importance to specialist readers are published as ”Supporting Information”. Such documents are peer-reviewed, but not copy-edited or typeset. They are made available as submitted by the authors. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.