Coalescence-induced
droplet jumping on superhydrophobic surfaces
have recently received significant attention owing to their potential
in a variety of applications. Previous studies demonstrated that the
self-jumping process is inherently inefficient, with an energy conversion
efficiency η ≤ 6% and dimensionless jumping velocity V
j* ≤ 0.23. To realize a quick removal
of droplets, increasing effort has been devoted to breaking the jumping
velocity limit and inducing droplets sweeping. In this work, we used
superhydrophobic surfaces with an asymmetric V-groove to experimentally
achieve an enhanced coalescence-induced jumping velocity V
j* ≈ 0.61, i.e., more than 700% increase in energy
conversion efficiency compared with droplets jumping on flat superhydrophobic
surfaces, which is the highest efficiency reported thus far. Moreover,
the enhanced jumping direction shows a deviation as high as 60°
from the substrate normal. The induced in-plane motion is conducive
to remove a considerable number of droplets along the sweeping path
and significantly increase the speed of droplet removal. Numerical
simulation indicated that the jumping enhancement is a joint effect
resulting from the impact of the liquid bridge on the corner of the
V-groove and the suppression of droplet expansion by the sidewall
of the V-groove. The transient variation of the droplet velocity and
the driving force of the coalescing droplets on a surface with and
without the asymmetric V-groove were revealed and discussed. Furthermore,
effects of groove angle, droplet pair positions, and size mismatches
on the jumping velocity and direction have been studied. The novel
mechanism of simultaneously increasing the coalescence-induced droplet
jumping velocity and changing the jumping direction can be further
studied to enhance the efficiency of various applications.
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Coalescence-induced droplet jumping has received considerable attention owing to its potential to enhance performance in various applications. However, the energy conversion efficiency of droplet coalescence jumping is very low and the jumping direction is uncontrollable, which vastly limits the application of droplet coalescence jumping. In this work, we used superhydrophobic surfaces with a U-groove to experimentally achieve a high dimensionless jumping velocity V j * ≈ 0.70, with an energy conversion efficiency η ≈ 43%, about a 900% increase in energy conversion efficiency compared to droplet coalescence jumping on flat superhydrophobic surfaces. Numerical simulation and experimental data indicated that a higher jumping velocity arises from the redirection of in-plane velocity vectors to out-of-plane velocity vectors, which is a joint effect resulting from the redirection of velocity vectors in the coalescence direction and the redirection of velocity vectors of the liquid bridge by limiting maximum deformation of the liquid bridge. Furthermore, the jumping direction of merged droplets could be easily controlled ranging from 17 to 90°by adjusting the opening direction of the U-groove, with a jumping velocity V j * ≥ 0.70. When the opening direction is 60°, the jumping direction shows a deviation as low as 17°from the horizontal surface with a jumping velocity V j * ≈ 0.73 and corresponding energy conversion efficiency η ≈ 46%. This work not only improves jumping velocity and energy conversion efficiency but also demonstrates the effect of the U-groove on coalescence dynamics and demonstrates a method to further control the droplet jumping direction for enhanced performance in applications.
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