Droplet solidification has received much attention over the last two decades due its
relevance in natural processes as well as engineering applications. Study of droplet …

Ice formation can have catastrophic consequences for human activity on the ground and in
the air. Here we investigate water freezing delays on untreated and coated surfaces ranging …

A drop of water deposited on a cold plate freezes into an ice drop with a pointy tip. While this
phenomenon clearly finds its origin in the expansion of water upon freezing, a quantitative …

Low Weber number deposition of small molten droplets on cold targets is of importance in
certain dropwise buildup processes, but at this time, critical elements are absent from our …

Ice structures such as accretion on airplanes, wires, or roadways; ice falls; ice stalactites;
frozen rivers; and aufeis are formed by the freezing of capillary flows (drops, rivulets, and …

The freezing process of supercooled water droplets on cold plates is studied experimentally
and numerically. A numerical model that considers both the supercooling effect on the …

We present both modeling and experimental study of the freezing of a sessile water droplet
on a cold surface with different contact angles. The numerical model consists of two parts …

Droplet freezing phenomenon widely exists in many fields, including aerospace, power
production, and cryopreservation, etc. Considering the effects of supercooling, gravity and …

The freezing process of a supercooled water droplet on a cold plate is studied theoretically
and experimentally. A novel model that considers both the supercooling effect on the …

A water drop that is gently deposited on a very cold surface freezes into a pointy ice-drop
with a very sharp tip. The formation of this singular shape originates from the reduction of …