Numerical Investigation of Droplet Impact on Metallic Meshes

Konstantinos Vontas, Cristina Boscariol, Manolia Andredaki, Anastasios Georgoulas, J.H. Walther, Marco Marengo

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Abstract

Liquid penetration analysis in porous media is of great importance in a wide range of applications such as ink jet printing technology, painting and textile design. This article presents an investigation of droplet impingement onto metallic meshes, aiming to provide insights by identifying and quantifying impact characteristics that are difficult to measure experimentally. For this purpose, an enhanced Volume-Of-Fluid (VOF) numerical simulation framework is utilised, previously developed in the general context of the OpenFOAM CFD Toolbox. Droplet impacts on metallic meshes are performed both experimentally and numerically with satisfactory degree of agreement. From the experimental investigation three main outcomes are observed—deposition, partial imbibition, and penetration. The penetration into suspended meshes leads to spectacular multiple jetting below the mesh. A higher amount of liquid penetration is linked to higher impact velocity, lower viscosity and larger pore size dimension. An estimation of the liquid penetration is given in order to evaluate the impregnation properties of the meshes. From the parametric analysis it is shown that liquid viscosity affects the adhesion characteristics of the drops significantly, whereas droplet break-up after the impact is mostly controlled by surface tension. Additionally, wettability characteristics are found to play an important role in both liquid penetration and droplet break-up below the mesh.
Original languageEnglish
Number of pages28
Publication statusPublished - 24 May 2019
Event10th International Conference on Multiphase Flow, ICMF 2019 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Duration: 19 May 201924 May 2019

Conference

Conference10th International Conference on Multiphase Flow, ICMF 2019
Country/TerritoryBrazil
CityRio de Janeiro
Period19/05/1924/05/19

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