A liquid droplet placed on a heated substrate at temperatures significantly higher than the saturation temperature of the liquid levitates over a thin film of vapor and is termed as a Leidenfrost (LF) droplet. Leidenfrost ...

In a tribo-system, the frictional resistance during a sliding process depends on several parameters. These parameters include the interacting materials, their surface topography, contact conditions such as normal load, ...

Fluid-structure interactions (FSI) represent a class of engineering problems which involve a two-way coupling between the solid motion and the fluid flow. The deformation of the solid caused by the fluid forces at the ...

The HydroFluoroCarbons (HFCs) synthesized as alternatives to ChloroFluoroCarbons (CFCs), though friendly to tratospheric ozone, have high Global Warming Potential (GWP). Despite this, numerous applications currently employ ...

Coalescence is an energy minimization phenomenon in which two equilibrium droplets undergo a transition to attain a final equilibrium state, i.e., a coalesced state. Coalescence begins with a point contact between the ...

Droplet coalescence is a thermodynamic equilibration process driven by surface energy minimization. The physics of this phenomenon is characterized by the temporal evolution of a liquid bridge formed upon the proximate ...

Magnesium alloys are considered as a desirable substitute for aluminium alloys in automotive structural components due to their high strength-to-weight ratio which is crucial for improving vehicle performance and fuel ...

Large strain plastic deformation is central to manufacturing operations like metal cutting, rolling, and extrusion. Standard approaches for describing and understanding this deformation, such as analytical methods, numerical ...

The development of advanced nanocomposites for musculoskeletal repair represents a significant leap in biomedical engineering. These nanocomposites leverage the properties of hydrogels and hydroxyapatite (HAP) to address ...

Aerobreakup of a liquid droplet refers to the process of breaking the droplet into smaller fragments by subjecting it to a sufficiently high-speed stream of gas (generally air). This process lies at the core of various ...