Internal fluidity of a sessile droplet on a hydrophobic surface and dynamics of fine size dust particles in the droplet interior are examined for various droplet contact angles. The geometric features of the droplet incorporated in the simulations resemble the actual droplet geometry of the experiments, and simulation conditions are set in line with the experimental conditions. The dust particles are analyzed, and the surface tension of the fluid, which composes of the dust particles and water, is measured and incorporated in the analysis. Particle tracking method is adopted experimentally to validate the numerical predictions of the flow field. It is found that heat transfer from the hydrophobic surface to the droplet gives rise to the formation of two counter rotating cells inside the droplet. The Nusselt and the Bond numbers increase with increasing droplet contact angle. The number of dust particles crossing over the horizontal rake, which corresponds to the top surface of the dust particles settled in the droplet bottom, toward the droplet interior increases as the particle density reduces, which is more pronounced in the early period. Experimental findings of flow velocity well agree with its counterparts obtained from the simulations.
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Flow Field Inside a Sessile Droplet on a Hydrophobic Surface in Relation to Self Cleaning Applications of Dust Particles
Abdullah Al-Sharafi,
Abdullah Al-Sharafi
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals,
Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia
e-mail: alsharafi@kfupm.edu.sa
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals,
Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia
e-mail: alsharafi@kfupm.edu.sa
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Bekir S. Yilbas,
Bekir S. Yilbas
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
Centre of Excellence for Renewable Energy,
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals,
Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia
e-mail: bsyilbas@kfupm.edu.sa
Centre of Excellence for Renewable Energy,
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals,
Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia
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Ahmet Z. Sahin,
Ahmet Z. Sahin
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
Centre of Excellence for Renewable Energy,
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals,
Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia
e-mail: azsahin@kfupm.edu.sa
Centre of Excellence for Renewable Energy,
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals,
Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia
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H. Ali
H. Ali
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals,
Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia
e-mail: haiali@kfupm.edu.sa
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals,
Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia
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Abdullah Al-Sharafi
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals,
Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia
e-mail: alsharafi@kfupm.edu.sa
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals,
Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia
e-mail: alsharafi@kfupm.edu.sa
Bekir S. Yilbas
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
Centre of Excellence for Renewable Energy,
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals,
Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia
e-mail: bsyilbas@kfupm.edu.sa
Centre of Excellence for Renewable Energy,
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals,
Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia
e-mail: bsyilbas@kfupm.edu.sa
Ahmet Z. Sahin
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
Centre of Excellence for Renewable Energy,
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals,
Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia
e-mail: azsahin@kfupm.edu.sa
Centre of Excellence for Renewable Energy,
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals,
Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia
e-mail: azsahin@kfupm.edu.sa
H. Ali
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals,
Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia
e-mail: haiali@kfupm.edu.sa
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals,
Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia
e-mail: haiali@kfupm.edu.sa
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Contributed by the Heat Transfer Division of ASME for publication in the JOURNAL OF HEAT TRANSFER. Manuscript received April 28, 2016; final manuscript received November 9, 2016; published online January 24, 2017. Assoc. Editor: Gennady Ziskind.
J. Heat Transfer. Apr 2017, 139(4): 042003 (16 pages)
Published Online: January 24, 2017
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April 28, 2016
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November 9, 2016
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Al-Sharafi, A., Yilbas, B. S., Sahin, A. Z., and Ali, H. (January 24, 2017). "Flow Field Inside a Sessile Droplet on a Hydrophobic Surface in Relation to Self Cleaning Applications of Dust Particles." ASME. J. Heat Transfer. April 2017; 139(4): 042003. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4035281
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