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Article

Self-cleaning of a hydrophobic surface by a rolling water droplet

Hassan, G., Yilbas, B.S., Al-Sharafi, A., Al-Qahtani, H.

2019Scientific Reports95744

Keywordscleaning, drop, flow displacement, wetting

DisciplinesMechanical Engineering, Surface Chemistry

CategoriesLaboratory experiments, Theoretical modelling

Scale1e-6 to 1e-3 m, 1e-3 m, 1e-3 to 1 m / 1e-3 to 1 s, 1 to 60 s

Non-expert summaryThis is an experimental study of removal of dust particles from a hydrophobic surface by a rolling/sliding water droplet. The effect of surface inclination angle on droplet dynamics and dust removal is analyses and compared with a model. Droplet rolling dominates over sliding. Removal is mainly due to the droplet liquid coating the particles as it passes over the particle, and the removal efficiency is determined by the inclination of the surface.

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Review article

Liquid jet impingement

Lienhard, J.H.

1995Annual Review of Heat Transfer6199-270

Keywordscleaning, heat transfer, multiphase flow

DisciplinesFluid Mechanics, Mechanical Engineering

CategoryReview

Scale1e-6 to 1e-3 m, 1e-3 to 1 m / 1e-3 to 1 s, 1 to 60 s

Non-expert summaryThis is a review of heat transfer and flow phenomena during unsubmerged liquid jet impingement on solid surfaces, such as when a water jet passes through air and impinges on a wall. Both axisymmetric and planar jets are considered. The focus is on convective transport without phase change. Results for the stagnation zone are given first, followed by those for the regions downstream. Correlations are presented for flow and heat transfer phenomena. The heat fluxes that can be generated in these systems can be large, so there is a considerable body of work on topic. Splattering - the formation of breakaway droplets from the liquid film - that accompanies turbulent jet impingement is described. Other aspects of liquid jet impingement cooling are discussed briefly.

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