Experimental study of dripping, jetting and drop-off from thin film flows on inclined fibers

Abstract Gravity driven film flows on vertical fibers are known to exhibit a variety of flow dynamics including the formation droplet trains induced by hydrodynamic (Kapitza) and Plateau–Rayleigh instability mechanisms. Through an experimental study, it is shown how inclination fiber from influences these dynamics. The waves, regime transitions dripping jetting, as well onset drop-off in form detachment illustrated described dependence angle liquid mass rate. Additionally, influence diameter nozzle geometry substrate examined. It that strongly related transition characterized regular wave pattern irregular pattern. also demonstrated this depends not only rate geometry, but angle. Interestingly, stabilizing effect increasing detected for constant