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Anatomy of air entrapment in drop impact on a solid surface

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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MULTIPHASE FLOW
Volume 142, Issue -, Pages -

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PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmultiphaseflow.2021.103724

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Drops and bubbles

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  1. National Nat-ural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) [11702014]
  2. Beijing Natural Science Foundation [3184055]

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This paper dissects the complex process of air bubble formation when a drop impacts on a solid surface through direct numerical simulation. Detailed quantitative analysis is performed and new insights are proposed regarding the physical mechanisms associated with the evolution of the entrapped air film.
When a drop impacts on a solid surface, a thin air film is entrapped first and later evolves into a spherical air bubble at the center inside the drop. The problem involves several complex physical processes, including two-phase fluid flow interactions, moving and deforming interfaces in space and time. In this paper, we dissect the whole air entrapment and evolution process from drop release at a certain height above the substrate to finally a spherical air bubble formation by direct numerical simulation. A detailed quantitative analysis of the various dynamic phenomena occurring at different stages is performed. The complex physical phenomena revealed by current high-fidelity numerical simulations are validated qualitatively against theoretical estimations and previous experimental observations, followed by quantitative comparisons with the theories and available experiments for the dimple, kink and air film. Finally, a new cognition of vortex ring evolution is proposed to explore further insights into the underlying physical mechanisms associated with the evolution of the entrapped air film in liquid-solid impact. (c) 2021 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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