Impacting-freezing dynamics of a supercooled water droplet on a cold surface: Rebound and adhesion

• Published in: International journal of heat and mass transfer Vol. 158; p. 119997
• Main Authors: Zhang, Xuan, Liu, Xin, Wu, Xiaomin, Min, Jingchun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Elsevier Ltd 01.09.2020; Elsevier BV
• Subjects: Adhesion; Cold; Cold surfaces; Computational fluid dynamics; Computer simulation; Contact angle; Deicing; Droplet; Droplets; Fluid flow; Freezing; Impacting; Mathematical models; Morphology; Numerical models; Physical properties; Rebound and adhesion; Room temperature; Solidification; Supercooling; Water drops; Weber number; Impacting; Supercooling; Droplet; Rebound and adhesion; Freezing

•The impacting and freezing experiments of supercooled water droplets are conducted.•The impacting-freezing behaviors of supercooled water droplets are simulated.•The numerical model considers the supercooling effect and dynamic contact angle.•The supercooled droplet spreads and retracts slower than...