Maximum spreading of a liquid metal droplet under a horizontal magnetic field
The maximum spreading radius of liquid metal droplets under magnetic fields is a key parameter for characterizing their spreading behaviors, which garners close attention in fusion engineering. While the scaling law for the maximum spreading of metal droplets under a vertical magnetic field has been established, no relevant studies have addressed the effects of horizontal magnetic fields due to anisotropic spreading induced by the Lorentz force. In this paper, we conduct a three-dimensional numerical simulation to investigate the maximum spreading features of GaInSn droplets under a horizontal magnetic field and propose a theoretical model to predict their maximum spreading area.
Authors
- Jie Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2412-3617)
- Tianyang Han (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3387-3732)
- Ming‐Jiu Ni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3699-8370)
Institutions
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN)
- Xi'an Jiaotong University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Physical Review Fluids
- Published
- 2024-10-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevfluids.9.103703
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.75
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- National Science and Technology Major Project
- Postdoctoral Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province