Concurrent Droplet Coalescence and Solidification on Surfaces With Various Wettabilities

2015 ◽  
Vol 137 (7) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara Moghtadernejad ◽  
Mehdi Jadidi ◽  
Moussa Tembely ◽  
Nabil Esmail ◽  
Ali Dolatabadi

An experimental study is performed to analyze the shear driven droplet shedding on cold substrates with different airflow speeds typical of those in the flight conditions. Understanding the mechanism of simultaneous droplet shedding, coalescence, and solidification is crucial to devise solutions for mitigating aircraft in-flight icing. To mimic this scenario, the experimental setup is designed to generate shear flow as high as 90 m/s. The droplet shedding at high-speed is investigated on a cold surface (0 and −5 °C) of different wettabilities ranging from hydrophilic to superhydrophobic. Result analyses indicate that on a hydrophilic substrate, the droplets form a rivulet, which then freezes on the cold plate. In contrast, on the superhydrophobic surface, there is no rivulet formation. Instead, droplets roll over the substrate and detach from it under the effect of high shear flow.

Author(s):  
Sara Moghtadernejad ◽  
Mehdi Jadidi ◽  
Moussa Tembely ◽  
Nabil Esmail ◽  
Ali Dolatabadi

Experimental study is performed to analyze the shear driven droplet shedding on cold substrates with different shear flow speeds typical of those in the flight conditions. Understanding the mechanism of simultaneous droplet shedding, coalescence and solidification is crucial to devise solutions for mitigating aircraft in-flight icing. To mimic this scenario experimental set up is designed to generate shear flow as high as 90 m/s. The droplet shedding at high speed is investigated on a cold surface (0 and −5 °C) of different wettabilities ranging from hydrophilic to superhydrophobic. Result analyses indicate that on a hydrophilic substrate, the droplets form a rivulet which then freezes on the cold plate. In contrast, on the superhydrophobic surface, there is no rivulet formation. Instead, droplets roll over the substrate and detach from it under the effect of high shear flow.


Aerospace ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 34
Author(s):  
Mitsugu Hasegawa ◽  
Katsuaki Morita ◽  
Hirotaka Sakaue ◽  
Shigeo Kimura

The recent development of a superhydrophobic surface enhances the droplet shedding under a shear flow. The present study gives insights into the effects of shear flow on a pinned droplet over a superhydrophobic surface. To experimentally simulate the change in the size of a sessile droplet on an aerodynamic surface, the volume of the pinned droplet is expanded by water supplied through a pore. Under a continuous airflow that provides a shear flow over the superhydrophobic surface, the size of a pinned water droplet shed from the surface is experimentally characterized. The air velocity ranges from 8 to 61 m/s, and the size of pinned droplets shed at a given air velocity is measured using an instantaneous snapshot captured with a high-speed camera. It is found that the size of the shedding pinned droplet decreases as air velocity increases. At higher air velocities, shedding pinned droplets are fully immersed in the boundary layer. The present findings give a correlation between critical air velocity and the size of pinned droplets shed from the pore over the superhydrophobic surface.


Author(s):  
Afshin Goharzadeh ◽  
Arman Molki

This paper outlines a proposed experimental setup for characterizing the vertical motion of a horizontal circular cylinder through a free surface. Both water entry and exit are studied. The proposed experimental setup will enhance the student’s learning of the hydrodynamic impact phenomena. The experimental study is based on the flow visualization of free surface and surrounding water during the cylinder’s motion. The fluid flow phenomenon around the submerged cylinder is investigated using high-speed digital imaging and Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV). The proposed experiment is used as part of an undergraduate mechanical engineering fluid mechanics course taught at a university, which aims to educate young male and female engineers for the local oil and gas industry and particularly for the companies involved in sponsoring the institution. The details of the flow visualization system and teaching strategy for implementing this experiment in a Mechanical Engineering curriculum is discussed.


2021 ◽  
Vol 300 ◽  
pp. 124332
Author(s):  
Gongxun Deng ◽  
Wen Ma ◽  
Yong Peng ◽  
Shiming Wang ◽  
Song Yao ◽  
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Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (8) ◽  
pp. 1870
Author(s):  
Dmitry Borin ◽  
Robert Müller ◽  
Stefan Odenbach

This paper presents the results of an experimental study of the influence of an external magnetic field on the shear flow behaviour of a magnetic fluid based on barium hexaferrite nanoplates. With the use of rheometry, the magnetoviscosity and field-dependent yield-stress in the fluid are evaluated. The observed fluid behaviour is compared to that of ferrofluids with magnetic nanoparticles having high dipole interaction. The results obtained supplement the so-far poorly studied topic of the influence of magnetic nanoparticles’ shape on magnetoviscous effects. It is concluded that the parameter determining the observed magnetoviscous effects in the fluid under study is the ratio V2/l3, where V is the volume of the nanoparticle and l is the size of the nanoparticle in the direction corresponding to its orientation in the externally applied magnetic field.


1996 ◽  
Vol 61 (6) ◽  
pp. 856-867 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oldřich Brůha ◽  
Ivan Fořt ◽  
Pavel Smolka ◽  
Milan Jahoda

The frequency of turbulent macroinstability occurrence was measured in liquids agitated in a cylindrical baffled vessel. As it has been proved by preceding experimental results of the authors, the stochastic quantity with frequency of occurrence of 10-1 to 100 s-1 is concerned. By suitable choosing the viscosity of liquids and frequency of impeller revolutins, the region of Reynolds mixing numbers was covered from the pure laminar up to fully developed turbulent regime. In addition to the equipment making it possible to record automatically the macroinstability occurrence, also the visualization method and videorecording were employed. It enabled us to describe in more detail the form of entire flow field in the agitated system and its behaviour in connection with the macroinstability occurrence. It follows from the experiments made that under turbulent regime of flow of agitated liquids the frequency of turbulent macroinstability occurrence is the same as the frequency of the primary circulation of agitated liquid.


Author(s):  
Cédric Lopez ◽  
François Malburet ◽  
André Barraco

This paper studies problematic of a mechanical system composed of different coupled parts submitted to a high speed shock and proposes analysis of anti vibratory passive and active methods based on an experimental and theoretical coupled approach. After a shock, different parts of the system oscillate. If one of them is excited at a particular frequency, such as its proper frequency, important oscillations appear and can lead to the deterioration of the system by introducing important stresses. In this paper, we propose an analysis in order to understand this kind of problem and what we can do to avoid it. Firstly, we discuss problematic and we expose the studied system. In a second time, we develop two approaches of modeling that allow us to understand the phenomenon by carrying out numerical simulations. Then cross checking of model is completed via experimental study on drop test bench. Passive minimization method of vibrations based on experimental and theoretical coupled approach is exposed. Finally, a comparative analysis of different methods of control and experimental results of controlled system are presented.


2013 ◽  
Vol 834-836 ◽  
pp. 861-865 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yong Shou Liang ◽  
Jun Xue Ren ◽  
Yuan Feng Luo ◽  
Ding Hua Zhang

An experimental study was conducted to determine cutting parameters of high-speed milling of Ti-17 according to their effects on residual stresses. First, three groups of single factor experiments were carried out to reveal the effects of cutting parameters on residual stresses. Then sensitivity models were established to evaluate the influence degrees of cutting parameters on residual stresses. After that, three criteria were proposed to determine cutting parameters from experimental parameter ranges. In the experiments, the cutting parameter ranges are recommended as [371.8, 406.8] m/min, [0.363, 0.412] mm and [0, 0.018] mm/z for cutting speed, cutting depth and feed per tooth, respectively.


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