Numerical study for the impact of liquid droplets on solid surfaces

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science

Volumn 221, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 293-301

  Yang, A S ^a   Yang, M T ^a   Hong, M C ^a  

^a DA YEH UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Droplet impact process; Surface tension

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER CODE; DROPLET IMPACT PROCESS; SURFACE FORCE MODEL; VOLUME-OF-FLUID (VOF) METHOD;

FLUID DYNAMICS; PIECEWISE LINEAR TECHNIQUES; SURFACE TENSION; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; UNSTEADY FLOW;

DROPS;

DROPS; FLUID DYNAMICS; PIECEWISE LINEAR TECHNIQUES; SURFACE TENSION; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; UNSTEADY FLOW;

EID: 34447542777     PISSN: 09544062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/0954406JMES488     Document Type: Article

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