Numerical simulation and experimental research of shear-driven water film on flat plate

The supercooled water droplets in the air will form a water film on the aircraft during flight, which will then form icing, which will have an impact on the aerodynamic performance of the aircraft and even endanger the flight safety. In this paper, based on the Eulerian Wall Films model, the partial wetting effect is introduced, and the water film flow on flat plates driven by airflow shear force is investigated. The flow behaviours of water film with different contact angles under different flow rates were explored through water film test. The effectiveness of the calculation method for water film flow characteristics in this paper was verified by comparison between numerical simulation and test records, which laid a foundation for the anti-icing calculation in subsequent studies.