2022/08/07 by Varun Kulkarni, Suhas Tamvada, Kulkarni, Varun +11 · 1 citation
Earth and Planetary Sciences · Engineering · #FOS: Physical sciences #Fluid Dynamics (physics.flu-dyn) #Freezing and Crystallization Processes #nanoparticles nucleation surface interactions
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2208.03801
openalex publication_date 2022/08/07 · openalex created_date 2022/10/02 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
The splat formed after drop impact on supercooled solid surfaces sticks to it. On the contrary, a sublimating supercooled surface such as dry ice inhibits pinning and therefore efficiently rebounds drops made of a variety of liquids. While rebound is expected at lower impact velocities on dry ice, at higher impact velocities the drop fragments leaving behind a trail of smaller droplets. However, it is not known whether rebound can be entirely suppressed or fragmentation be controlled on such surfaces and if it depends on the extent of solidification inside the drop. In this work, we report on the role played by solidification within drops in modifying the outcomes of their impact on the supercooled ultra-low adhesive surface of sublimating dry ice. We show that the solidification thickness depends on the impact velocity and is the primary driver in suppression of rebound and also promotes a delay in fragmentation. Our findings imply that sublimating supercooled surfaces can present a broad spectrum of outcomes from complete bouncing to no-rebound which are not seen in drop impacts on supercooled superhydrophobic surfaces. We attribute this to thermo-elastocapillarity which considers bending of the solidified layer and is used to demarcate regime boundaries and determine the coefficient of restitution during rebound.