| Issue |
Emergent Scientist
Volume 3, 2019
IPT 2018
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|
|---|---|---|
| Article Number | 3 | |
| Number of page(s) | 9 | |
| Section | Physics | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/emsci/2019002 | |
| Published online | 01 April 2019 | |
Research Article
Motion of rain drops on a car side window
1
Ecole polytechnique, 91128 Palaiseau, France
2
LadHyX, UMR 7636, CNRS, Ecole polytechnique, 91128 Palaiseau, France
* e-mail: julie.andre.2016@polytechnique.org
Received:
24
June
2018
Accepted:
11
February
2019
The present paper studies the initial motion of rain drops on a car side window. An explanation to the common observation of drops going up the window when a car reaches a given speed is provided, which takes into account the dimensions of the drops and the wind speed. We also discuss the importance of the actual window geometry, the state of the surface, and the drop size distribution. This work may thus be used as a basis for complete study of a population of drops against a car window.
Key words: Drop / trajectory / car / wind / adhesion
© J. André et al., Published by EDP Sciences, 2019
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