Wetting and icing of surfaces Ilia V. Roisman and Cameron Tropea

Forced or spontaneous wetting of a solid surface in an isothermal case is governed by an outer flow and by wetting properties of the substrate. These properties are determined by the substrate wettability and morphology. Wetting and subsequent or simultaneous icing of surfaces are mutually influenced also by the microscopic processes associated with phase change in the vicinity of the contact angle and in the outer region. In this review, the physical phenomena influencing the wetting and icing of substrates and the latest developments in this field are reviewed.

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Forced or spontaneous wetting of a solid surface in an isothermal case is determined by outer flow and substrate wetting properties, which are influenced by wettability and morphology. Wetting and subsequent or simultaneous icing of surfaces are also affected by microscopic processes associated with phase change near the contact angle and in the outer region.