Freezing characteristics of deposited water droplets on hydrophilic and hydrophobic cold surfaces

• Main Authors: Zhu, Zhibing, Zhang, Xuan, Zhao, Yugang, Huang, Xiaoyang, Yang, Chun
• Other Authors: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Engineering::Mechanical engineering; Freezing Characteristics; Deposited Water Droplet
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/160473
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Freezing phenomena of water droplets on metal surfaces widely exist in nature and industry. While the freezing of a sessile water droplet has been extensively studied, here we report an experimental and thoeritical investigation of the freezing characteristics of a deposited water droplet on cold hy...