Numerical investigation of air mediated droplet bouncing on flat surfaces
A liquid droplet can bounce off a flat substrate independent of surface wettability if the impact occurs at low velocities, i.e., We of less than seven. In this case, the droplet spreads on a sub-micrometer air layer and rebounds subsequently without any direct contact with the surface. We have nume...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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AIP Publishing LLC
2017-09-01
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Series: | AIP Advances |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4993837 |