The Synergistic Reduction of the Contact Time in the Droplet Impact on a Moving Ridge Surface

The contact time of the droplet impacting on solid surfaces can be markedly reduced by 40% to 50% by breaking the symmetric behaviors with the help of the surface structures and motion, which is crucial to diverse applications involving anti-icing, anti-erosion, self-cleaning, etc. Herein, it is int...

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Main Authors: Jiayi Zhao, Wenlong Yu, Wenhao Wang, Shuo Chen, Diangui Huang
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Published: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 2024-01-01
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Online Access:https://spj.science.org/doi/10.34133/research.0543
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description The contact time of the droplet impacting on solid surfaces can be markedly reduced by 40% to 50% by breaking the symmetric behaviors with the help of the surface structures and motion, which is crucial to diverse applications involving anti-icing, anti-erosion, self-cleaning, etc. Herein, it is interesting to note that the contact time can be further decreased up to 60% on a moving ridge surface because of corresponding synergy, inspired by flying insects or wind-dispersal seeds. In the present work, the synergistic mechanisms of the reduction in contact time have been revealed by analyzing the 3 basic features, called Leaf-type, Ear-type, and Butterfly-type, according to their morphological and dynamical behaviors. Therefore, a universal theoretical model has arrived by introducing normal and tangential Weber numbers, beyond previous descriptions. Importantly, our study discovers a generalized scaling law of −0.52 between the contact time and new composite Weber number (Wecom), which is feasible to stationary and moving surfaces, suggesting that the limit reduction rate on a moving ridge surface tends to 78%. The present work provides an insight to optimize the corresponding application efficiency by coupling the surface structure and motion.
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spelling doaj-art-e0a095ab12a6478ab9f7729c2089e2c32024-12-09T11:37:55ZengAmerican Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)Research2639-52742024-01-01710.34133/research.0543The Synergistic Reduction of the Contact Time in the Droplet Impact on a Moving Ridge SurfaceJiayi Zhao0Wenlong Yu1Wenhao Wang2Shuo Chen3Diangui Huang4School of Energy and Power Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China.School of Energy and Power Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China.School of Energy and Power Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China.School of Aerospace Engineering and Applied Mechanics, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China.School of Energy and Power Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China.The contact time of the droplet impacting on solid surfaces can be markedly reduced by 40% to 50% by breaking the symmetric behaviors with the help of the surface structures and motion, which is crucial to diverse applications involving anti-icing, anti-erosion, self-cleaning, etc. Herein, it is interesting to note that the contact time can be further decreased up to 60% on a moving ridge surface because of corresponding synergy, inspired by flying insects or wind-dispersal seeds. In the present work, the synergistic mechanisms of the reduction in contact time have been revealed by analyzing the 3 basic features, called Leaf-type, Ear-type, and Butterfly-type, according to their morphological and dynamical behaviors. Therefore, a universal theoretical model has arrived by introducing normal and tangential Weber numbers, beyond previous descriptions. Importantly, our study discovers a generalized scaling law of −0.52 between the contact time and new composite Weber number (Wecom), which is feasible to stationary and moving surfaces, suggesting that the limit reduction rate on a moving ridge surface tends to 78%. The present work provides an insight to optimize the corresponding application efficiency by coupling the surface structure and motion.https://spj.science.org/doi/10.34133/research.0543
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