Molecular dynamics simulations of droplet coalescence and impact dynamics on the modified surfaces: A review

T Li - Computational Materials Science, 2023 - Elsevier
The effective control of droplet coalescence and impact behaviors on solid surfaces plays a
crucial role in various fields, such as material science, environmental science, energy …

Coalescence of 3D Polymeric Drops in the Presence of In Situ Photopolymerization

VS Sivasankar, SA Etha, DR Hines, S Das - Macromolecules, 2023 - ACS Publications
We develop a combined numerical (using direct numerical simulation) and scaling model to
study the dynamics of two identical photocurable, shear-thinning polymeric drops …

Effect of curved surfaces on the impacting nano-droplets and their shape control: A molecular dynamics simulation study

T Li, L Zhang, X Zhang, H Li - Applied Surface Science, 2018 - Elsevier
Considerable non-flat solid substrates are widely-existed where liquid drops inevitably
impact on their surfaces, precise control of shape evolution of these impacting drops on such …

Effect of shot-blasting pretreatment on microstructures of hot-dip galvanized coating

J Li, A Du, Y Fan, X Zhao, R Ma, J Wu - Surface and Coatings Technology, 2019 - Elsevier
This study investigates the effect of shot-blast pretreatment on the microstructure of hot-dip
galvanized coating of steel. The morphology, roughness, residual stress, phase composition …

The wetting characteristics of aluminum droplets on rough surfaces with molecular dynamics simulations

C Guan, X Lv, Z Han, C Chen - Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
In the present study, the impact of surface roughness on the wettability behavior of Al
droplets has been investigated via molecular dynamics (MD) simulations. In this work …

Non-retraction rebound of the impacting nano-droplets

T Li, L Zhang, M Li, M Yan, E Ni, Y Ruan, H Li - Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2021 - Elsevier
This study reports a distinct non-retraction rebound regime of impacting nano-droplets that is
characterized by incomplete-spreading and non-retraction, different from the traditional …

Impact dynamics of nanodroplets on V-Shaped substrates: asymmetrical behavior and fast-rebound dynamics

T Li, Y Wu - Langmuir, 2021 - ACS Publications
Controlling the drop impact behaviors plays an important role in both designing surface
functional materials and improving industrial techniques. Here, the impact dynamics of …

Effect of Surface Micromorphology and Roughness of Iron Ingot on Microstructures of Hot-Dip Galvanized Coating

Z Li, H Peng, Y Liu, J Wang, X Su - Transactions of the Indian Institute of …, 2022 - Springer
This study uses ball milling instead of pickling pretreatment to investigate the effect of the
surface micromorphology and roughness of the iron ingot on microstructures of the hot-dip …

Bouncing dynamics of liquid drops impact on ridge structure: An effective approach to reduce the contact time

T Li, L Zhang, Z Wang, Y Duan, J Li… - Physical Chemistry …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Surfaces designed so that liquid metals do not stick to them but instead rebound as soon as
possible have received considerable attention due to their significant importance in many …

Impact of Droplets on Surfaces Designed with Wettability-Gradient Properties: Directional Migration, Oblique Rebound, and Reduced Contact Time

T Li, S Liang, Z Li, J Bi, H Li - Langmuir, 2024 - ACS Publications
Efficiently regulating the rebound behavior of droplets post-impact is crucial for various
fields, mainly including the development of self-cleaning applications, the design of surface …