Abstract:The contact between droplets and granular materials is of practical importance for many processes, such as spraying cooling (to cool down the soil) and the wet dusting (to collect the grains). While the phenomenon is commonly known in nature and industry, our knowledge of the interaction between the water drop and hot grains is still very limited. Here, we experimentally investigated the drop behaviours released on a heated granular bed. Surprisingly, we found that the drops start digging the granular materia… Show more
Set email alert for when this publication receives citations?
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.