Abstract
We present an experimental and numerical study on the freezing of static water droplets on surfaces with different wettability when the surfaces are subject to rapid cooling. Temperature evolution of the droplets is recorded using both intrusive and non-intrusive methods to identify the processes involved in the cooling and phase change of the droplets. It is found the time taken for a droplet to freeze depends on the droplet temperature at the pre-recalescence instant as well as the surface wettability. To provide insight into the heat transfer during the freezing process, thermal simulation is carried out by numerically solving the enthalpy-based heat conduction equation. To determine the initial and boundary conditions for the simulation of freezing, the thermal history of the droplet prior to the occurrence of freezing is numerically analyzed by solving single phase heat conduction driven by rapid cooling. The numerical results of droplet freezing are compared to the experimental data, showing close agreement on the freezing time.
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