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Sailing Droplets in Superheated Granular Layer.
Dongdong Liu1, Thien-Binh Nguyen1, Ngoc-Vu Nguyen1
1School of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, HP-NTU Digital Manufacturing Corporate Lab, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, 639798 Singapore.
Droplet impact on superheated granular layers causes instability. Vapor evaporation can lead to droplet sailing, driven by metallic grain fluidization, with a predictive model offered.
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Area of Science:
- Physics of granular materials
- Fluid dynamics
- Heat and mass transfer
Background:
- Superheated granular layers exhibit complex behaviors under external stimuli.
- Droplet impact introduces thermal and mechanical perturbations.
- Vapor evaporation plays a critical role in multiphase granular flows.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the instability of superheated granular layers upon droplet impact.
- To understand the mechanisms driving droplet motion (trapping or sailing) post-deposition.
- To develop a predictive model for droplet sailing based on granular fluidization criteria.
Main Methods:
- Experimental deposition of droplets onto superheated metallic granular layers.
- Observation and analysis of droplet-vapor-grain interactions.
- Development and validation of a theoretical model for fast fluidization and pressure distribution.
Main Results:
- Droplet impact induces instabilities in the superheated granular layer.
- Evaporating vapor can cause the droplet to either be trapped or sail away.
- Sailing motion is linked to unstable pressure distributions from fast fluidization of grains.
Conclusions:
- The study elucidates the conditions leading to droplet sailing on superheated granular layers.
- A predictive model based on fast fluidization criteria successfully describes the enabling conditions for sailing.
- Findings offer insights into granular material dynamics and multiphase flow phenomena.

