Sentences with phrase «droplet adheres to the surface»

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The new insights could be useful both when it is desirable to have droplets stick to surfaces, such as in some kinds of 3 - D printers, to help make sure each printed layer adheres thoroughly to the previous layer, and when it's important to prevent droplets from sticking, such as on airplane wings in icy weather.
Experiments and simulations showed that a water droplet on a repellent surface will freeze upward into a microscopic six - armed formation that resembles an idealized snowflake, with only a small portion of its base adhering to the surface.
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