Published online by Cambridge University Press: 10 September 2021
During the impact of a liquid droplet on a sufficiently heated surface, bubble nucleation reduces the contact area between the liquid and the solid surface. Using high-speed imaging combined with total internal reflection, we measure and report how the contact area decreases with time for a wide range of surface temperatures and impact velocities. We also reveal how formation of the observed fingering patterns contributes to a substantial increase in the total length of the contact line surrounding the contact area.
Synchronized side and bottom-view recordings of impact of ethanol droplet on the heated surface for We = 591 and T = 200 C