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Droplet Impact on Solid Surfaces

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Fluid flow and heat transfer during the impact of individual liquid droplets on a solid surface are discussed. Liquid flow during droplet impingement and spreading is described, and models to predict the maximum extend of liquid spread developed. Air is entrapped under impacting droplets, leading to the formation of a bubble at the point of impact. Droplets fragment during impact and splash if the impact velocity is sufficiently high. Splashing is influenced by surface roughness and wettability, and also by the pressure of the ambient atmosphere.

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    Sanjeev Chandra

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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Science Bangalore, Bangalore, Karnataka, India

    Saptarshi Basu

  2. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India

    Avinash Kumar Agarwal

  3. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, West Bengal, India

    Achintya Mukhopadhyay

  4. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India

    Chetan Patel

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Chandra, S. (2018). Droplet Impact on Solid Surfaces. In: Basu, S., Agarwal, A., Mukhopadhyay, A., Patel, C. (eds) Droplet and Spray Transport: Paradigms and Applications. Energy, Environment, and Sustainability. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-7233-8_11

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