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The dynamics of the impact and coalescence of droplets on a solid surface

Experimental and numerical study explained drop coalescence dynamics and revealed that the velocity of spreading after a water/glycerol droplet impacts on a surface is 30 times greater than in the recoil phase. The award of EP/H018913/1 led to the formation of a consortium of Cambridge, Leeds, Durham along with inkjet printing companies (evidence file Kubiak1-1.pdf). Liverpool joined the consortium on the strength of the paper on the appointment of Kubiak in 2013 (evidence file Kubiak1-2.pdf). The work is being extended as part of a visiting professorship at the University of Valenciennes to consider anisotropic wetting of surfaces (evidence file Kubiak1-3.pdf).