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Download fileStudy of Effects of Surface Wettability on Frosting and Droplet Manipulation
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posted on 2018-07-25, 00:00 authored by Mohamed ElsharkawyThe impact and subsequent freezing of water droplets on solid surfaces is a common
mechanism for surface icing and frosting. We investigate this mechanism by
decoupling it into two separate phenomena: 1) Impact of droplets on solid surfaces
and 2) Freezing, and subsequent frosting, of surfaces under wet conditions. Our
goal is to unravel the role that the underlying wettability plays for both of these
phenomena.
History
Advisor
Megaridis, Constantine MChair
Megaridis, Constantine MDepartment
Mechanical EngineeringDegree Grantor
University of Illinois at ChicagoDegree Level
- Doctoral