3 papers
physics.flu-dyn2024
Evaporation of acoustically levitated bicomponent droplets: mass and heat transfer characteristics
Yuki Wakata, Xing Chao, Chao Sun +1
Evaporation of multicomponent droplets is important in a wide range of applications, albeit complex, and requires a careful investigation. We experimentally and numerically investi…
physics.flu-dyn2023
How roughness and thermal properties of a solid substrate determine the Leidenfrost temperature: Experiments and a model
Yuki Wakata, Xiaoliang Chen, Ning Zhu +3
In this Letter, we systematically investigate the Leidenfrost temperature for hot solid substrates with various thermal diffusivities and surface roughnesses. Based on the experime…
physics.flu-dyn2023
On evaporation dynamics of an acoustically levitated multicomponent droplet: evaporation-triggered phase transition and freezing
Hao Zeng, Yuki Wakata, Xing Chao +2
Hypothesis: Multi-component droplet evaporation has received significant attention in recent years due to the broad range of applications such as material science, environmental mo…