Sliding behavior of droplet on a hydrophobic surface with hydrophilic cavities: A simulation study

• Main Authors: Yong, K.W., Ganesan, Poo Balan, Kazi, Md Salim Newaz, Ramesh, Sathyadeepak, Badruddin, Irfan Anjum, Mubarak, Nabisab Mujawar
• Format: Article
• Published: AIP Publishing 2018
• Subjects: TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/20262/; https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5063857
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

This paper presents a detailed computational fluid dynamics simulation study on water droplet mobility and cavity fillings resulting from a sliding droplet on a titled surface or substrate with round shaped cavities in a serial arrangement. The effects of different hydrophobicity (or contact angle)...