2012/10/14 by Faryar Tavakoli, Tavakoli, Faryar, Alen Sarkissians +3
Engineering · Materials Science · Physics and Astronomy · #Chemical Physics (physics.chem-ph) #FOS: Physical sciences #Fluid Dynamics (physics.flu-dyn) #Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer #Lattice Boltzmann Simulation Studies #Soft Condensed Matter (cond-mat.soft) #Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity #cond-mat.soft #physics.chem-ph #physics.flu-dyn
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1210.3759
arxiv created 2012/10/14 · openalex publication_date 2012/10/14 · arxiv updated 2012/10/16 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
We present a fluid dynamics video which illustrates a kinetic-dominated phase change just prior to solidification inception for a static drop situated on a cold solid substrate. This metastable stage initiated from solid-vapor-liquid interface and propagates through drop volume at much faster speeds than solidification growth stage.