Visualization study on coalescence between pair of water drops on inclined surfaces

Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1647-1654

  Liao, Q ^a   Zhu, X ^a   Xing, S M ^a   Wang, H ^a  

^a CHONGQING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Coalescence of liquid drops; Contact angle; Inclined surface; Radius of liquid bridge; Triple phase contact line

Indexed keywords

BRIDGES; CAPILLARITY; COALESCENCE; CONTACT ANGLE; DROPS; FLUID MECHANICS; FRICTION; GRADIENT METHODS; LIQUID PHASE EPITAXY; LIQUIDS; MOTION ESTIMATION; OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; SURFACE PROPERTIES; SURFACE TENSION; SURFACE WAVES; VISUALIZATION; WETTING;

A-STABLE; BACK CONTACTS; COALESCENCE OF LIQUID DROPS; CONTACT ANGLES; DAMPED OSCILLATIONS; DROP SIZES; DYNAMIC BEHAVIORS; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; INCLINATION ANGLES; INCLINED SURFACE; INCLINED SURFACES; INTERIOR FLOW; LIQUID BRIDGES; LIQUID FLOWS; PEAK VALUES; PHASE CONTACT; POTEN TIAL ENERGY; RADIUS OF LIQUID BRIDGE; SURFACE ENERGIES; SURFACE TENSION GRADIENTS; TRIPLE-PHASE CONTACT LINE; VISCOUS DISSIPATION; WATER DROPS;

PHASE INTERFACES;

EID: 49649124587     PISSN: 08941777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.expthermflusci.2008.05.010     Document Type: Article

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