Jetting from an impacting drop containing a particle
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Thoroddsen, Sigurdur T
Thoraval, M.-J.
Thoraval, M.-J.
Thoraval, M.-J.
Thoraval, M.-J.
Thoraval, M.-J.
KAUST Department
High-Speed Fluids Imaging LaboratoryMechanical Engineering Program
Physical Science and Engineering (PSE) Division
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2020-01-28Online Publication Date
2020-01-28Print Publication Date
2020-01-01Submitted Date
2019-11-21Permanent link to this record
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We investigate the dynamics of a drop containing a single solid particle impacting on a solid surface. The particle rebounds through the drop during impact and can separate from the deposited liquid above an impact velocity threshold. We show that this threshold can be predicted by a simple energy balance. Moreover, we discover a new type of liquid jetting ejected above the particle faster than the impact velocity. We demonstrate that this jetting is due to the focusing effect of the liquid on the solid substrate below the rebounding particle. Although the wetting properties of the particle have a minor effect on the separation threshold, they play a key role in the liquid jetting by affecting the immersion depth of the particle at the time of impact.Citation
Thoroddsen, S. T., & Thoraval, M.-J. (2020). Jetting from an impacting drop containing a particle. Physics of Fluids, 32(1), 011704. doi:10.1063/1.5139534Publisher
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Physics of FluidsAdditional Links
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