Journal
APPLIED MATHEMATICAL MODELLING
Volume 32, Issue 3, Pages 341-361Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.apm.2006.12.006
Keywords
droplet impingement; porous media; free surface
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This work presents a numerical simulation of the fluid dynamics of a liquid droplet during impact/absorption onto a porous medium. The main focus of this paper is on a parametric study of the influence of the governing parameters upon the fluid flow characteristics. The problem is described in a non-dimensional form, and the influence of the main governing parameters is investigated, including their variation along the range of physical configurations of interest. This procedure revealed 7 main governing parameters: Reynolds number (Re), Darcy number (Da), porosity (epsilon), Froude number (Fr), Weber number ( We), contact angle (theta) and the ratio between pore and particle diameter size in the porous substrate (alpha). The results indicate that the values of Da and Re are more related to the amount of momentum dissipation due to the drag of the solid matrix of the substrate, while the values of We, alpha and theta can be mainly related to capillary pressure. (c) 2007 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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