Droplet impact dynamics on a flexible superhydrophobic cantilever wire mesh

AA Mehrizi, L Sun, J Zhang, B Pang, K Zhang… - Surfaces and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Droplet impact on fixed permeable surfaces has many applications, including spray
formation, coating deposition, and filtration processes. The present research studies the …

Droplet impact on a microhole through a partially wetting surface

MNE Alam, H Tan - Physics of Fluids, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
In this study, we thoroughly investigate the impact dynamics of water droplets on a partially
wetting substrate with a single hole. By conducting experiments using de-ionized water …

Self‐adaptive droplet bouncing on a dual gradient surface

C Wu, X Qin, H Zheng, Z Xu, Y Song, Y Jin, H Zhang… - Small, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Rapid detachment of impacting droplets from underlying substrate is highly preferred for
mass, momentum, and energy exchange in many practical applications. Driven by this, the …

Contact Time of a Droplet Off-Centered Impacting a Superhydrophobic Cylinder

LZ Zhang, X Chen, YF Wang, YR Yang, SF Zheng… - Langmuir, 2023 - ACS Publications
Extensive research has shown that a superhydrophobic cylindrical substrate could lead to a
noncircumferential symmetry of an impacting droplet, reducing the contact time accordingly …

Drop impact on submillimeter-structured surfaces with different wetting behaviors

J Wu, J Zou, H Ma, J Wang, C Li, C Yang, L Deng… - Langmuir, 2023 - ACS Publications
Droplet impact behaviors are crucial in controlling infectious diseases, inkjet printing, and
anti-icing applications. The wettability and microstructure of the material surface are critical …

Surface Nanostructures Promote Droplet Splash on Hot Substrates

R Tao, C Hao, B Ji, F Yu, X Wang, J Wang, P Sun… - Nano Letters, 2024 - ACS Publications
Splash, one of the most visually apparent droplet dynamics, can manifest on any surface
above a certain impact velocity, regardless of surface wettability. Previous studies …

Dynamic Behavior of Viscous Droplets Impact on a Flexible Mesh Surface

H Gu, Z Jia, Q Zhou, H Mu, F Chen - Langmuir, 2024 - ACS Publications
The dynamic behavior of a viscous droplet impacting a flexible mesh surface with a fixed
end is studied by high-speed photography in this work. Our experimental results reveal that …

How does an emulsion drop's viscosity influence its impact on various meshes?

SK Dutta, DK Mandal - Physics of Fluids, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
The impact of emulsion drops on a mesh is studied. These drops find applications in various
fields, eg, agricultural sprays, where the drop passes through a mesh for atomization. Both …

Outcomes from water drop impact on hydrophobic meshes

R Akbari, Y Wei, A Bagni, R Ruffo, MJ Thoraval… - Physics of …, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
Understanding water drop impact on meshes is valuable to design passive systems for
atmospheric water collection. By investigating water drop impact on hydrophobic and …

Spreading and splashing kinetics for impact of nanodroplets on lyophilic nanostructured surfaces

Q Liu, Y Deng, X Huang, F Li, J Huang, J Cui - Chemical Physics Letters, 2024 - Elsevier
The influence of nanostructure roughness on nanodroplets impact process is still unclear. In
this Letter, we investigated the spreading and splashing kinetics of nanodroplets on lyophilic …