Nonisothermal drop impact and evaporation on polymer nanofiber mats

Christina M. Weickgenannt, Yiyun Zhang, Andreas N. Lembach, Ilia V. Roisman, Tatiana Gambaryan-Roisman, Alexander L. Yarin, Cameron Tropea

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    Abstract

    The work describes the experimental and theoretical investigation of water drop impact onto electrospun polymer nanofiber mats deposited on heated stainless-steel foils. The measurements encompass water spreading over and inside the mat, as well as the corresponding thermal field. The results show that the presence of polymer nanofiber mats prevents receding motion of drops after their complete spreading and promotes the moisture spreading inside the mat over a large area of the heater, which facilitates a tenfold enhancement of heat removal as the latent heat of drop evaporation.

    Original languageEnglish
    Article number036305
    JournalPhysical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics
    Volume83
    Issue number3
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2011 Mar 11

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
    • Statistics and Probability
    • Condensed Matter Physics

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