Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5488985 | Current Applied Physics | 2016 | 13 Pages |
Abstract
Coalescence is an important hydrodynamic event that frequently takes place in nature as well as in industry. Here we provide an experimental study on short time dynamics of water coalescence, particularly when a water droplet comes in contact with a flat water surface, by utilizing high-resolution high-penetration ultrafast X-ray microscopy. Our results demonstrate a possibility that an extreme curvature difference between a drop and a flat surface can significantly modify the hydrodynamics of water coalescence, which is unexpected in the existing theory. We suggest a plausible explanation for why coalescence can be modified by an extreme curvature difference.
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Authors
Su Jin Lim, Bopil Gim, Kamel Fezzaa, Byung Mook Weon,