The diameters and velocities of the droplets ejected after splashing

When a drop impacts a smooth, dry surface at a velocity above the so-called critical speed for drop splashing, the initial liquid volume loses its integrity, fragmenting into tiny droplets that are violently ejected radially outwards. Here, we make use of the model of Riboux & Gordillo (Phys. Re...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Riboux, Guillaume Maurice, Gordillo Arias de Saavedra, José Manuel
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2015
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Sevilla (US)
Repositorio:idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla
OAI Identifier:oai:idus.us.es:11441/158953
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/11441/158953
https://doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2015.223
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Breakup/coalescence
Critical speed
Drop Impact
Drop splashing
Dry surfaces
Liquid sheets
Liquid volume
Mean size
Descripción
Sumario:When a drop impacts a smooth, dry surface at a velocity above the so-called critical speed for drop splashing, the initial liquid volume loses its integrity, fragmenting into tiny droplets that are violently ejected radially outwards. Here, we make use of the model of Riboux & Gordillo (Phys. Rev. Lett., vol. 113, 2014, 024507), together with a one-dimensional approximation describing the flow in the ejected liquid sheet and of balances of mass and momentum at the border of the sheet, to calculate mean sizes and velocities of the ejected drops. The predictions of the model are in good agreement with experiments. © 2015 Cambridge University Press.