TY  - EJOU
AU  - Wang, Zhentao  
AU  - Dong, Kai  
AU  - Zhan, Shuiqing  

TI  - Numerical Analysis on Unsteady Internal Flow in an Evaporating Droplet
T2  - Fluid Dynamics \& Materials Processing

PY  - 2017
VL  - 13
IS  - 4
SN  - 1555-2578

AB  - We have investigated the unsteady internal flow occurring in an evaporating droplet interacting with a high-temperature atmospheric environment. The Navier-Stokes equations for both the liquid and the gas phases have been solved numerically in the framework of a Volume of Fluid (VOF) method relying on the so-called Continuum Surface Force (CSF) model. A specific kernel able to account for evaporation and related phase change has been incorporated directly in the VOF approach. The temperature distributions within the droplet has been found to be relatively uniform by virtue of the Marangoni flow. The transient evolution of the flow pattern and related heat exchange effects have been also investigated.
KW  - Internal circulation
KW  -  droplet evaporation
KW  -  Volume of Fluid (VOF) method
KW  -  Continuum Surface Force (CSF) model
KW  -  Marangoni flow

DO  - 10.3970/fdmp.2017.013.221