Experimental study of dynamic behavior of impacting droplets on vibrating super-hydrophobic surfaces

The dynamic behaviors of droplets impacting on a vibrating solid surface are complex and interesting, as the differences in the initial phase angle can result in various droplet behaviors. The dynamic behavior of free-falling droplets impacting vibrating superhydrophobic substrates was investigated...

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Published in:Physics of fluids (1994) 2024-06, Vol.36 (6)
Main Authors: Xing, Lei, Zhang, Xingliang, Jiang, Minghu, Zhao, Lixin, Guan, Shuai
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Behavior
Droplets
Energy dissipation
Evolution
High speed photography
Hydrophobic surfaces
Hydrophobicity
Morphology
Phase shift
Solid surfaces
Substrates
Vibration analysis
Weber number
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Summary:The dynamic behaviors of droplets impacting on a vibrating solid surface are complex and interesting, as the differences in the initial phase angle can result in various droplet behaviors. The dynamic behavior of free-falling droplets impacting vibrating superhydrophobic substrates was investigated via high-speed photography. The effects of the initial phase angle (φ), Weber number (We), and vibration frequency (f) on the morphology evolution and energy dissipation were analyzed. Herein, 12 initial phase angles were selected as variables to investigate the evolution of droplet morphology with various initial phase angles. The effect of different initial phase angles on the maximum spreading diameter of droplets can cause variations of over 10%. The initial phase angles enhancing or restricting the droplet spreading were quantitatively defined. The Weber number and initial phase angle which can produce daughter droplets are obtained quantitatively. Meanwhile, a correlation between dimensionless spreading coefficient and dimensionless time was established for various vibration frequencies (f), revealing the effects of f on the maximum spreading diameter of droplet. Furthermore, a mathematical relationship for predicting the maximum spreading diameter of droplet impacting on a vibrating substrate was established based on the derivation of energy conservation. The error of the prediction mathematical model was proved to be less than 2% by the experimental results. These results provide fundamental understanding of droplet impacting on a vibration wall and could be useful for related engineering applications.
ISSN:1070-6631
1089-7666
DOI:10.1063/5.0210716