Phase-field simulation of impingement and spreading of micro-sized droplet on heterogeneous surface

• Main Authors: Lim, Chun Yee, Lam, Yee Cheong
• Other Authors: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: Phase-field method; Finite element method; Wettability; Heterogeneous surface; Droplet impingement
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/81910; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/39687
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

A numerical investigation on the impingement and spreading of a micro-sized droplet with nonzero impact velocities on a surface with heterogeneous wettability is presented in this paper. The numerical model was implemented through phase-field simulation with finite element formulation. A simple sche...