3D Lattice Boltzmann simulations for water droplet's impact and transition from central-pointy icing pattern to central-concave icing pattern on supercooled surfaces. Part I: Smooth surfaces
Zhiyuan Ma, Wei Xiong, Ping Cheng
Topics & Concepts
SupercoolingIcingNucleationIce nucleusMaterials scienceLattice Boltzmann methodsMechanicsContact angleIce crystalsVolume (thermodynamics)Substrate (aquarium)Icing conditionsThermodynamicsMeteorologyGeologyPhysicsComposite materialOceanographyLattice Boltzmann Simulation StudiesFluid Dynamics and Heat TransferIcing and De-icing Technologies