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Droplet Impact on a Solid Surface

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This chapter considers droplet-wall interaction and droplet impact and splashing on a solid surface. The discussion on droplet-wall interaction considers thermo-fluid-dynamic processes associated with droplet impact onto solid surfaces. The emphasis is put on the disintegration mechanisms as an introduction to the intricate interaction phenomena occurring at spray impingement. The analysis starts with the simplest situation of single droplet impacts onto non-heated and dry surfaces; further complexities are then introduced which consider the interaction with a liquid film and the combined effects of heat transfer. The discussion on droplet impact and splashing on a solid surface includes splashing and fragmentation of molten metal and other liquid droplets landing on a solid surface. Issues such as different types of splashing, corona splashes, freezing induced splashing are considered from an experimental point of view.

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Moreira, A.L.N., Moita, A.S., Chandra, S. (2011). Droplet Impact on a Solid Surface. In: Ashgriz, N. (eds) Handbook of Atomization and Sprays. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-7264-4_8

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