Droplet impact dynamics on solid surfaces,which are ubiquitously present in aerospace engineering,energy systems,agricultural production,etc.,involve complex fluid–structure interactions.Herein,we employ a single-cam...Droplet impact dynamics on solid surfaces,which are ubiquitously present in aerospace engineering,energy systems,agricultural production,etc.,involve complex fluid–structure interactions.Herein,we employ a single-camera high-speed threedimensional digital image correlation system to quantify the full-field deformations of flexible thin films during droplet impact dynamics.Experimental results revealed that the substrate flexibility not only reduces the maximum spreading diameter by 10%but also modulates rebound dynamics via energy competition between kinetic energy and surface adhesion energy,suggesting that coupled deformation of the solid–fluid interface plays an important role in the dynamic progress.We propose the structure-coupled response number(Sn),a governing dimensionless parameter unifying droplet spreading on both rigid and flexible films,validated by a universal 1/2 scaling law.A theoretical criterion for droplet rebound on hydrophobic flexible thin films is derived and experimentally demonstrated,which achieves the precise control of droplet rebound/non-rebound mode.This work bridges the theories of droplet impact dynamics on rigid and flexible substrates,offering a robust strategy to govern the droplet impact behaviors.展开更多
Considering the droplet coalescence, the motion of a group of dispersed droplets in W/O emulsion in a DC electric field is simulated. The simulation demonstrates the evolutions of droplet number, size as well as its d...Considering the droplet coalescence, the motion of a group of dispersed droplets in W/O emulsion in a DC electric field is simulated. The simulation demonstrates the evolutions of droplet number, size as well as its distribution,local concentration distribution and droplet size-velocity relation with the applied time of electric field. The simulated average droplet size is roughly consistent with the experimental value. The simulated variation of droplet number with time under several applied voltages shows that increasing voltage is more effective for raising the rate of droplet coalescence than extending exerting time. However, with the further raise of applied voltage, the improvement in droplet coalescence rate becomes less significant. The evolution of simulated droplet size–velocity relationship with time shows that the inter-droplet electric repulsion force is very strong due to larger electric charge on the droplet under higher applied voltage, so that the magnitude and the direction of droplet velocity become more random, which looks helpful to droplet coalescence.展开更多
Femtosecond laser filamentation has recently emerged as a promising technique to actively create a channel through clouds and fog,thereby providing a revolutionary opportunity to overcome the obstacle of fog-induced a...Femtosecond laser filamentation has recently emerged as a promising technique to actively create a channel through clouds and fog,thereby providing a revolutionary opportunity to overcome the obstacle of fog-induced attenuation for free-space optical communication(FSOC)in atmosphere.However,the underlying physics remains elusive,which is critical for optimizing time window and efficiency of guiding light in this channel.In this work,the time evolution of the filament-induced channel is investigated under various laser pulse energies and repetition rates.The combined diffusion model is built to reveal the contributions of gas molecules and aerosol droplets in competition of guiding and defocusing effect of the filament-induced channel.The related findings can deepen our understanding on the underlying physics of the air channel induced by the filament,provide insight into the optimizing time window and efficiency of guiding light,and potentially contribute to the improvement of filament-assisted FSOC.展开更多
A slow thermocapillary migration of a droplet at vanishingly small Reynolds and Marangoni numbers was theoretically investigated. A force on the droplet released in another liquid subjected to arbitrary configuration ...A slow thermocapillary migration of a droplet at vanishingly small Reynolds and Marangoni numbers was theoretically investigated. A force on the droplet released in another liquid subjected to arbitrary configuration of the gravitational field and an imposed thermal gradient for the case of constant liquid properties was derived using the general solutions given by Lamb. A solution to the migration was thereby obtained, which corresponds to the well-known YGB result as t →∞. In the case of variable physical properties with temperature, a nonlinear migration of the droplet was described by the dynamical equation of motion, and the numerical results were compared with available experimental data. The comparison exhibits a reasonable agreement between the theoretical prediction and the experimental results, which shows the dependence of physical properties on temperature is a primary cause of the continuous velocity variation in the thermocapillary droplet migration.展开更多
Semi-Lagrangian(S-L)methods have no CFL stability constraint,and are more stable than the Eulerian methods.In the literature,the S-L method for the levelset re-initialization equation was complicated,which may be unne...Semi-Lagrangian(S-L)methods have no CFL stability constraint,and are more stable than the Eulerian methods.In the literature,the S-L method for the levelset re-initialization equation was complicated,which may be unnecessary.Since the re-initialization procedure is auxiliary,we propose to use the first-order S-L scheme coupled with a projection technique to improve the accuracy at the grid points just adjacent to the interface.Standard second-order S-L method is used for evolving the level-set convection equation.The implementation is simple,including on the block-structured adaptive mesh.The efficiency of the S-L method is demonstrated by extensive numerical examples including passive convection of interfaces with corners/kinks/large deformation under given velocity fields,a geometrical flow with topological changes,simulations of bubble/droplet dynamics in incompressible twophase flows.In terms of accuracy it is comparable to the other existing methods.展开更多
基金supported by the National Key R&D Program of China(grant nos.2022YFF0503500 and 2022YFA1203200)the Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation(grant no.2023A1515011784)+2 种基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(grant no.12032019)the Strategic Priority Research Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences(grant nos.XDB0620101 and XDB0620103)the Youth Innovation Promotion Association,Chinese Academy of Sciences(no.2020020).
文摘Droplet impact dynamics on solid surfaces,which are ubiquitously present in aerospace engineering,energy systems,agricultural production,etc.,involve complex fluid–structure interactions.Herein,we employ a single-camera high-speed threedimensional digital image correlation system to quantify the full-field deformations of flexible thin films during droplet impact dynamics.Experimental results revealed that the substrate flexibility not only reduces the maximum spreading diameter by 10%but also modulates rebound dynamics via energy competition between kinetic energy and surface adhesion energy,suggesting that coupled deformation of the solid–fluid interface plays an important role in the dynamic progress.We propose the structure-coupled response number(Sn),a governing dimensionless parameter unifying droplet spreading on both rigid and flexible films,validated by a universal 1/2 scaling law.A theoretical criterion for droplet rebound on hydrophobic flexible thin films is derived and experimentally demonstrated,which achieves the precise control of droplet rebound/non-rebound mode.This work bridges the theories of droplet impact dynamics on rigid and flexible substrates,offering a robust strategy to govern the droplet impact behaviors.
基金Supported by the Special Research Project of Fujian Province(JK2012027)the Natural Science Foundation of Fujian Province(2014J01201)
文摘Considering the droplet coalescence, the motion of a group of dispersed droplets in W/O emulsion in a DC electric field is simulated. The simulation demonstrates the evolutions of droplet number, size as well as its distribution,local concentration distribution and droplet size-velocity relation with the applied time of electric field. The simulated average droplet size is roughly consistent with the experimental value. The simulated variation of droplet number with time under several applied voltages shows that increasing voltage is more effective for raising the rate of droplet coalescence than extending exerting time. However, with the further raise of applied voltage, the improvement in droplet coalescence rate becomes less significant. The evolution of simulated droplet size–velocity relationship with time shows that the inter-droplet electric repulsion force is very strong due to larger electric charge on the droplet under higher applied voltage, so that the magnitude and the direction of droplet velocity become more random, which looks helpful to droplet coalescence.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(12074198 and 62105042).
文摘Femtosecond laser filamentation has recently emerged as a promising technique to actively create a channel through clouds and fog,thereby providing a revolutionary opportunity to overcome the obstacle of fog-induced attenuation for free-space optical communication(FSOC)in atmosphere.However,the underlying physics remains elusive,which is critical for optimizing time window and efficiency of guiding light in this channel.In this work,the time evolution of the filament-induced channel is investigated under various laser pulse energies and repetition rates.The combined diffusion model is built to reveal the contributions of gas molecules and aerosol droplets in competition of guiding and defocusing effect of the filament-induced channel.The related findings can deepen our understanding on the underlying physics of the air channel induced by the filament,provide insight into the optimizing time window and efficiency of guiding light,and potentially contribute to the improvement of filament-assisted FSOC.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No: 10372060).
文摘A slow thermocapillary migration of a droplet at vanishingly small Reynolds and Marangoni numbers was theoretically investigated. A force on the droplet released in another liquid subjected to arbitrary configuration of the gravitational field and an imposed thermal gradient for the case of constant liquid properties was derived using the general solutions given by Lamb. A solution to the migration was thereby obtained, which corresponds to the well-known YGB result as t →∞. In the case of variable physical properties with temperature, a nonlinear migration of the droplet was described by the dynamical equation of motion, and the numerical results were compared with available experimental data. The comparison exhibits a reasonable agreement between the theoretical prediction and the experimental results, which shows the dependence of physical properties on temperature is a primary cause of the continuous velocity variation in the thermocapillary droplet migration.
基金This work is partially supported by National natural science fund of China(No.91430213 and No.11571293)Hunan Provincial Innovation Foundation for Postgraduate(No.CX2015B208)。
文摘Semi-Lagrangian(S-L)methods have no CFL stability constraint,and are more stable than the Eulerian methods.In the literature,the S-L method for the levelset re-initialization equation was complicated,which may be unnecessary.Since the re-initialization procedure is auxiliary,we propose to use the first-order S-L scheme coupled with a projection technique to improve the accuracy at the grid points just adjacent to the interface.Standard second-order S-L method is used for evolving the level-set convection equation.The implementation is simple,including on the block-structured adaptive mesh.The efficiency of the S-L method is demonstrated by extensive numerical examples including passive convection of interfaces with corners/kinks/large deformation under given velocity fields,a geometrical flow with topological changes,simulations of bubble/droplet dynamics in incompressible twophase flows.In terms of accuracy it is comparable to the other existing methods.
