[HTML][HTML] The potential for anti-icing wing and aircraft applications of mixed-wettability surfaces-A comprehensive review
The supercooled water droplets in clouds can cause ice to build up on the surfaces of
aircraft and engines when planes are flying at low temperatures. The shape of the ice …
aircraft and engines when planes are flying at low temperatures. The shape of the ice …
Functional microdroplet self-dislodging icephobic surfaces: A review from mechanism to synergic morphology
X Zhou, G Yang, C Li, J Wu - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
For the challenge of burgeoning anti-icing applications in the space vehicles and airplanes
territory, droplet self-dislodging phenomena provide a promising prospect owing to a …
territory, droplet self-dislodging phenomena provide a promising prospect owing to a …
Fluid pumping by liquid metal droplet utilizing ac electric field
We report a unique phenomenon in which liquid metal droplets (LMDs) under a pure ac
electric field pump fluid. Unlike the directional pumping that occurs upon reversing the …
electric field pump fluid. Unlike the directional pumping that occurs upon reversing the …
Lattice boltzmann investigation of droplet interactions with non-uniform chemically patterned surfaces
In this study, we employed a non-orthogonal, three-dimensional, multi-relaxation-time
pseudo-potential lattice Boltzmann method, and investigate the behaviors of droplets …
pseudo-potential lattice Boltzmann method, and investigate the behaviors of droplets …
[HTML][HTML] Numerical analysis of heat transfer characteristics of spray flames impinging on a wall under CI engine-like conditions
Abstract Design of Compression Ignition (CI) engines with improved thermal efficiencies
needs better understanding of the heat transfer mechanism from spray flame to the …
needs better understanding of the heat transfer mechanism from spray flame to the …
Three-dimensional study of double droplets impact on a wettability-patterned surface
In this paper, a three-dimensional multi-relaxation-time pseudopotential lattice Boltzmann
model is adopted to study the double droplets impact on a wettability-patterned surface. The …
model is adopted to study the double droplets impact on a wettability-patterned surface. The …
Autonomous transport and splitting of a droplet on an open surface
Pumpless transport of droplets on open surfaces has gained significant attention because of
its applications starting from vapor condensation to Lab-on-a-Chip systems. Mixing two …
its applications starting from vapor condensation to Lab-on-a-Chip systems. Mixing two …
Three-dimensional mesoscopic investigation of directional coalescence of two droplets impacting on a wall with wettability difference
In this work, a three-dimensional (3D) nonorthogonal pseudopotential lattice Boltzmann
method (LBM) was proposed to investigate the coalescence dynamics of two droplets …
method (LBM) was proposed to investigate the coalescence dynamics of two droplets …
Directional rebounding of a droplet impinging hydrophobic surfaces with roughness gradients
Surfaces with a wettability gradient, which require no external energy input, play a significant
role in controlling and manipulating the self-transport of liquid drops. This work numerically …
role in controlling and manipulating the self-transport of liquid drops. This work numerically …
Droplet orthogonal impact on nonuniform wettability surfaces
The vast majority of prior studies on droplet impact have focused on collisions of liquid
droplets with spatially homogeneous (ie, uniform‐wettability) surfaces. But in recent years …
droplets with spatially homogeneous (ie, uniform‐wettability) surfaces. But in recent years …