Journal of South China University of Technology (Natural Science Edition) ›› 2020, Vol. 48 ›› Issue (2): 42-49,75.doi: 10.12141/j.issn.1000-565X.190282

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Numerical Simulation of Droplet Departing Induced by Heterogeneous Surface

LI Peisheng HUANG Jie WANG Zhaotai ZHANG Ying ZHONG Yuan   

  1. School of Mechatronics Engineering,Nanchang University,Nanchang 330031,Jiangxi,China
  • Received:2019-05-21 Revised:2019-07-05 Online:2020-02-25 Published:2020-02-01
  • Contact: 张莹(1970-) ,女,教授,博士生导师,主要从事复杂热流场模拟研究。 E-mail:yzhan2033@163.com
  • About author:李培生(1969-) ,男,教授,博士生导师,主要从事固体废物、生物质、煤的清洁燃烧及资源化利用研究。 E-mail: lipeisheng@ncu.edu.cn
  • Supported by:
    Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China ( 51566012,11562011) and the Natural Sci- ence Foundation of Jiangxi Province ( 20181BAB206031)

Abstract: The relationship between the critical diameter of droplet drop and the wall wettability on the homogene- ous surface,and the drop phenomenon of droplet polymerization on the heterogeneous surface,were studied with the pseudo-potential lattice Boltzmann method ( LBM) multiphase flow model. The influence of droplet size,wall wettability,and droplet radius ratio on the polymerization and drop of droplets on the heterogeneous surface was ana- lyzed. The results show that: ( 1) The heterogeneous surface,to a certain extent,can induce droplets of corre- sponding size to polymerize and drop. In addition,the size range of the droplets can be expanded by increasing the contact angle in the middle region. ( 2) The bigger the difference of the contact angle ( Δθ) of the heterogeneous surface,the faster the droplets polymerize,and the stronger the spreading ability of the droplet on the wall surface become,the smaller the longitudinal oscillation amplitude. ( 3) Within a certain range,the larger the radius ratio of droplets,the larger the internal pressure difference between the two droplets,and the faster the two droplets polymerize,and the droplet can gain additional kinetic energy and fall off the wall surface.

Key words: heterogeneous surface, multiphase flow, droplet, lattice Boltzmann method, numerical simulation