Effects of gravity on natural oscillations of sessile drops

F Zhang, X Zhou, H Ding - Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 2023 - cambridge.org
Natural oscillations of sessile drops with a free or pinned contact line in different gravity
environments are studied based on a linear inviscid irrotational theory. The inviscid Navier …

Detailed numerical investigation of the drop aerobreakup in the bag breakup regime

Y Ling, T Mahmood - Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 2023 - cambridge.org
Aerobreakup of drops is a fundamental two-phase flow problem that is essential to many
spray applications. A parametric numerical study was performed by varying the gas stream …

Pinch-off dynamics in unequal-size droplets head-on collision on a wetting surface: Experiments and direct numerical simulations

S Ray, Y Han, S Cheng - Physics of Fluids, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
There is a growing interest in the optimization of spray systems to minimize reflexive
separation and enhance droplet coalescence, which has the potential to greatly benefit …

[HTML][HTML] Numerical study of natural oscillations of supported drops with free and pinned contact lines

J Sakakeeny, Y Ling - Physics of Fluids, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
The oscillation of droplets supported by solid surfaces is important for a wide variety of
applications such as dropwise condensation. In the present study, the axisymmetric natural …

The impact of a two-dimensional vibration excitation on the critical incident flow velocity of a sessile droplet

M Rohde, S Burgmann, U Janoske - International Journal of Multiphase …, 2024 - Elsevier
The movement of a sessile droplet can be initiated by different mechanisms. In addition to an
incident flow, a vibration or differences in the surface properties can initiate the movement of …

Static and dynamic stability of pendant drops

F Zhang, X Zhou - Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 2023 - cambridge.org
Despite the widespread occurrence of pendant drops in nature, there is still a lack of
combined studies on their dynamic and static stability. This study focuses on the dynamic …

A model to predict the oscillation frequency for drops pinned on a vertical planar surface

J Sakakeeny, C Deshpande, S Deb… - Journal of Fluid …, 2021 - cambridge.org
Accurate prediction of the natural frequency for the lateral oscillation of a liquid drop pinned
on a vertical planar surface is important to many drop applications. The natural oscillation …

Data-driven modeling of the aerodynamic deformation and drag for a freely moving drop in the sub-critical Weber number regime

T Mahmood, MAK Tonmoy, C Sevart, Y Wang… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Accurate prediction of the dynamics and deformation of freely moving drops is crucial for
numerous droplet applications. When the Weber number is finite but below a critical value …

Parametric oscillations of the sessile drop

D Ding, MJ Sayyari, JB Bostwick - Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 2024 - cambridge.org
Waves are formed on the surface of a sessile drop driven through substrate vibrations
oriented at a slanting angle from the normal. A mathematical model is derived, which leads …

[HTML][HTML] High frame-rate imaging of the shape oscillations and spreading dynamics of picolitre droplets impacting on a surface

LP McCarthy, JP Reid, JS Walker - Physics of Fluids, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
The post-impact dynamics and spreading rates of picolitre liquid droplets on surfaces are
critical to many practical and industrial applications, as well as respiratory disease …