A dynamically reprogrammable surface with self-evolving shape morphing

Y Bai, H Wang, Y Xue, Y Pan, JT Kim, X Ni, TL Liu… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
Dynamic shape-morphing soft materials systems are ubiquitous in living organisms; they are
also of rapidly increasing relevance to emerging technologies in soft machines,–, flexible …

Impact of inlet gas turbulence on the formation, development and breakup of interfacial waves in a two-phase mixing layer

D Jiang, Y Ling - Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 2021 - cambridge.org
Understanding the development and breakup of interfacial waves in a two-phase mixing
layer between the gas and liquid streams is paramount to atomization. Due to the velocity …

[HTML][HTML] Simulation and modeling of the vaporization of a freely moving and deforming drop at low to moderate Weber numbers

B Boyd, S Becker, Y Ling - International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2024 - Elsevier
The vaporization of a freely moving drop in a uniform, high-temperature gas stream is
investigated through direct numerical simulation. The incompressible Navier-Stokes …

[HTML][HTML] Numerical study of natural oscillations of supported drops with free and pinned contact lines

J Sakakeeny, Y Ling - Physics of Fluids, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
The oscillation of droplets supported by solid surfaces is important for a wide variety of
applications such as dropwise condensation. In the present study, the axisymmetric natural …

Oscillatory behavior of drops in an ambient liquid under an impact

B Liao, L Zhang, L Yao, Y Bu, S Chen - International Journal of Multiphase …, 2024 - Elsevier
In this work, the oscillatory behavior of drops in an ambient liquid under an impact is
numerically and experimentally studied using the Basilisk C and a self-designed falling drop …

Experimental investigation of a nonspherical water droplet falling in air

M Agrawal, RK Katiyar, B Karri, KC Sahu - Physics of Fluids, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
We experimentally investigate the shape oscillations of an initially nonspherical water
droplet falling in air using high-speed imaging. We design a customized experimental setup …

Natural oscillations of a sessile drop on flat surfaces with mobile contact lines

J Sakakeeny, Y Ling - Physical Review Fluids, 2020 - APS
Oscillation of sessile drops is important to many applications. In the present study, the
natural oscillation of a sessile drop on flat surfaces with free contact lines (FCL) is …

Vortex-interface interactions in two-dimensional flows

D Fuster, M Rossi - International Journal of Multiphase Flow, 2021 - Elsevier
This work focuses on the basic interactions between a vortex and an interface separating
two incompressible fluids. Specifically, we investigate how vorticity produced at an interface …

An Experimental Study on the Dynamic Behaviors of Droplets During In-Flight Interaction With DBD Plasma

J Ahumada, P Lelikov, H Zhang… - AIAA SCITECH 2025 …, 2025 - arc.aiaa.org
This paper presents an experimental study on the dynamic response of droplets
approximately 2.5 mm in diameter falling through a plasma discharge region. The droplet …

Oscillatory signatures in the raindrop motion relative to the air medium with terminal velocity

DN Gabyshev, M Szakáll, DV Shcherbakov… - Atmosphere, 2022 - mdpi.com
This paper aims to study the path oscillations of single, spherical water droplets levitated in a
wind tunnel to better comprehend the mechanical motion of small raindrops. The …