VIDEO 1. (a) A droplet of an approximate diameter of 1 mm bounces on the surface of a vibrating oil bath. (b) For sufficiently large values of the vertical forcing, a droplet may spontaneously self-propel across the interface. Droplet pairs may interact through their wave fields, either (c) locking into orbits or (d) walking side by side in a promenade mode. (e) Multiple drops may organize into...

We demonstrate efficient coupling to the optical Whispering- Gallery (WG) modes of a fluidic resonator consisting of a droplet embedded in a liquid medium. Unlike previous experiments the droplet is not levitated in an optical or electrostatic trap and free space coupling is replaced by phase-matched, waveguide coupling using a fiber-taper. We have observed critical coupling to fundamental WG m...

Recent developments pertaining to the spherically symmetric combustion of sooting fuels are discussed. The spherical droplet  ame is well suited for studying soot formation in droplet combustionbecause of the simplicity of the transportprocess thatresults fromaone-dimensionalcombustionprocess. Recent advances innew experimental designs for forming and deploying droplets in a low-buoyancy envir...

NH(4)(+) concentration in an individual droplet was determined by forming a Liesegang ring on a gelatin film containing NaB(C(6)H(5))(4). The NH(4)(+) concentration (mol L(-1) abbreviated to M) was calculated from the NH(4)(+) amount (mol) ascertained in a droplet using pixel count measurements. The droplet volume (L) was calculated by measurement of the diameter of a droplet print on the gelat...

This study presents an experimental investigation of a single droplet with different impingement velocity impinge on the hydrophilic and superhydrophobic substrates under normal and icing temperature by using high-speed image and infrared image techniques. The aim is to better understand the unsteady heat transfer and transient icing process of the aircraft icing caused by the supercooled large...

Background: Several multiphase flow analyses have been developed to predict the fate of particles used in inhalation drug delivery; however, the collapse of droplets during their passage through respiratory tract has not been investigated. Objective: To assess the probability of droplet collapse in the upper respiratory tract.Methods: A 3D model of mouth-to-second generation airway after the tr...

Effervescent atomizer produced sprays were studied for application to rotary kiln incinerators. The sprays were characterized by their number averaged droplet velocity profiles, Sauter mean diameter (SMD) profiles, and size-velocity correlations. Spray mass flow rates ranged from 30 to 120 g/s. Air-liquid-ratios by mass (ALRs) were between 2% and 10%. Data were obtained at seven to ten radial p...

Ni83.25Zr16.75 peritectic alloy was containerlessly solidified in a drop tube. When the droplet diameter exceeds a critical value (Dcrit), Ni7Zr2 phase primarily solidifies, followed by the peritectic reaction of Ni7Zr2 + L → Ni5Zr. Once the droplet diameter is smaller than the critical value (Dcrit), peritectic phase Ni5Zr directly solidifies from the undercooled melt by completely suppressing...

The characteristics of fluid flow and phase separation in an oil-water separator were numerically analysed as part of the work presented herein. Simulations were performed for different velocities and droplet diameters, and the way this parameters can influence the separator geometry was studied. The simulations were carried out using the software package Fluent 6.2, which is designed for numer...

Gas turbine power can be augmented by overspray process which consists of inlet fogging and wet compression. In this study exergy analysis of the overspray process in gas turbine system is carried out with a non-equilibrium analytical modeling based on droplet evaporation and the second law of thermodynamics. This work focuses on the effects of system parameters such as pressure ratio, water in...