Comment on “Brownian motion of droplets induced by thermal noise”

We simulate phase separated fluids using the Cahn-Hillard fluctuating hydrodynamic (CH-FHD) model and measure the statistical properties of capillary waves generated by thermal fluctuations. Our measurements are in good agreement with stochastic lubrication theory and molecular dynamics simulations but differ significantly from recent CH-FHD results by Zhang et al. [Phys. Rev. E 109, 024208 (2024)2470-004510.1103/PhysRevE.109.024208]. Specifically, we find that capillary wave statistics at thermodynamic equilibrium are independent of transport properties, namely viscosity and species diffusion.

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Physical review. E
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2025-05-05
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https://doi.org/10.1103/physreve.111.056201
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1
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Particle Dynamics in Fluid Flows
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Comment on “Brownian motion of droplets induced by thermal noise”

Andrew Nonaka, Alejandro L. Garcia, John B. Bell
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Abstract

We simulate phase separated fluids using the Cahn-Hillard fluctuating hydrodynamic (CH-FHD) model and measure the statistical properties of capillary waves generated by thermal fluctuations. Our measurements are in good agreement with stochastic lubrication theory and molecular dynamics simulations but differ significantly from recent CH-FHD results by Zhang et al. [Phys. Rev. E 109, 024208 (2024)2470-004510.1103/PhysRevE.109.024208]. Specifically, we find that capillary wave statistics at thermodynamic equilibrium are independent of transport properties, namely viscosity and species diffusion.

Physical review. EVol. 111(5)
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (US), San Jose State University (US)
U.S. Department of Energy
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Particle Dynamics in Fluid Flows
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