On the mechanism of droplet rolling and spinning in inclined hydrophobic plates in wedge with different wetting states

Bekir Sami Yilbas*, Mubarak Yakubu, Abba Abdulhamid Abubakar, Hussain Al-Qahtani, Ahmet Sahin, Abdullah Al-Sharafi

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Abstract

A water droplet rolling and spinning in an inclined hydrophobic wedge with different wetting states of wedge plates is examined pertinent to self-cleaning applications. The droplet motion in the hydrophobic wedge is simulated in 3D space incorporating the experimental data. A high-speed recording system is used to store the motion of droplets in 3D space and a tracker program is utilized to quantify the recorded data in terms of droplet translational, rotational, spinning, and slipping velocities. The predictions of flow velocity in the droplet fluid are compared with those of experimental results. The findings revealed that velocity predictions agree with those of the experimental results. Tangential momentum generated, via droplet adhesion along the three-phase contact line on the hydrophobic plate surfaces, creates the spinning motion on the rolling droplet in the wedge. The flow field generated in the droplet fluid is considerably influenced by the shear rate created at the interface between the droplet fluid and hydrophobic plate surfaces. Besides, droplet wobbling under the influence of gravity contributes to the flow inside the rolling and spinning droplet. The parallel-sided droplet path is resulted for droplet emerging from the wedge over the dusty surface.

Original languageEnglish
Article number15086
JournalScientific Reports
Volume11
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 2021

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