Numerical modeling of condensate droplet on superhydrophobic nanoarrays using the lattice Boltzmann method

Zhang Qing-Yu¹, Sun Dong-Ke^{2, 3}, Zhang You-Fa¹, Zhu Ming-Fang^{1, †,}

Simulated evolutions of droplet condensation shown in water (H₂O) density field, for the cases: (a) top-nucleation mode, (b) side-nucleation mode, and (c) bottom-nucleation mode. Numbers in the figures indicate the local water (H₂O) densities.