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Significant publications in the SIG domain 

Methods

Article details (title - doi link; authors - summary)
Research topic
Flow Keywords 
Theory Keywords 
​​Numerical simulation of pressure-driven displacement of a viscoplastic material by a Newtonian fluid using the lattice Boltzmann method
Swain, P. A., Karapetsas, G., Matar, O. K., & Sahu, K. C.
Pressure driven flow cleaning
 

​Multiphase flow
Non-Newtonian fluids
Lattice Boltzmann simulation Immiscible fluids
Instability
Laminar flow
CFD
Lattice-Boltzmann method
Numerical simulations
Liquid jet impingement
Lienhard, John
Heat transfer 
Impinging jet; Turbulent transition
Similarity solution; Laminar flow; Turbulent flow 

Theory 

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Research topic 
Flow Keywords 
Theory Keywords 
The radial spread of a liquid jet over a horizontal plane
​Watson, E. J
Fluid Mechanics ​
Impinging liquid jet; Hydraulic jump; Laminar flow; Turbulent flow;
Similarity solution; Momentum balance; Velocity profile
The influence of surface tension on the circular hydraulic jump
Bush, John WM, and Jeffrey M. Aristoff.
Fluid Mechanics 
Impinging liquid jet; Hydraulic jump; Laminar flow;  
Momentum balance; Effect of surface tension 
Cleaning of complex soil layers on vertical walls by fixed and moving impinging liquid jets
​Glover, H. W., Brass, T., Bhagat, R. K., Davidson, J. F., Pratt, L., & Wilson, D. I.
Peeling; Adhesive removal; PolyVinyl acetate (PVA); Petroleum Jelly
Impinging liquid jet; Laminar flow 
​Viscoplastic material cleaning
Convective mass transfer from a submerged drop in
a thin falling film

​Landel, J.R., Thomas, A.L.,  McEvoy, H., Dalziel, S.B.
​Chemical decontamination, Enhanced diffusion
Convective mass transfer, drop, multiphase flow, thin films
Advection-diffusion model; lubrication approximation; two-phase model

Applications

Article details (title - doi link; authors - summary)
Cleaning type 
Flow Keywords 
Theory Keywords 
Removal of a viscous film from a rigid plane surface by an impinging liquid jet
YECKEL, A., & MIDDLEMAN, S. 
Hydrophobic liquid soil (silicone oil)
Shear-induced flow
Thinning of soil layer

Impinging turbulent liquid jet
Horizontal disc
Coupled flow (water- viscous liquid)
Boundary layer treatment Lubrication approximation (oil) Thin films
Coupled flow
Cleaning of a model food soil from horizontal plates by a moving vertical water jet
Wilson, D. I., Köhler, H., Cai, L., Majschak, J. P., & Davidson, J. F.

Peeling
Adhesive removal
Xanthan gum soiling layer

Impinging liquid jet
Horizontal surface
Moving surface
Fluorescence modelling
Momentum balances
Thin films
Shape of cleaning front
First order removal model
Insect aquaplaning: Nepenthes pitcher plants capture prey with the peristome, a fully wettable
water-lubricated anisotropic surface

Hackmann, A, Delacave, H, Robinson, A, Labonte, D and Federle, W
wetting 

lubrication,  adhesion
​Experiments
Mechanisms of self-cleaning in fluid-based smooth adhesive pads of insects. 
Clement CJ and Federle, W

​fluorescence monitoring; surface cleaning
Adhesion, ​Contact self-cleaning
Experiments
Functional morphology and efficiency of the antenna cleaner in Camponotus rufifemur ants
​Hackmann, A, Delacave, H, Robinson, A, Labonte, D and Federle, W
fluorescence monitoring; surface cleaning
​
Experiments, functional morphology
Evidence for self-cleaning in fluid-based smooth and hairy adhesive systems of insects
Clemente, CJ, Bullock, JMR, Beale, A and Federle, W​
Contact self-cleaning
Adhesion
​Experiments
Development of an automated, advanced fluid dynamic gauge for cake fouling studies in cross-flow filtrations
Lewis, Alexandra Agg, Adam Clarke, Tuve Mattsson, Y.M. John Chew, Michael R. Bird
Cohesive removal; adhesive removal; Kraft lignin; membrane cleaning, sticky fouling layers
Microfiltration; membrane; strength; cake thickness
​Momentum balances; filtration, Darcy’s Law
Mass transfer from a flat surface to an impinging turbulent jet
​Rao, V. V., and Olev Trass
 Mass transfer
​Impinging turbulent liquid jet
​Experiments, mass transfer coefficient, Sherwood number 
Positron Emission Particle Tracking (PEPT) for the analysis of water motion in a domestic dishwasher
​Pérez-Mohedano, R., Letzelter, N., Amador, C., VanderRoest, C. T., & Bakalis, S.
​Radioactive tracer; open surface cleaning
Impinging liquid jets 
Experiments; ​Positron emission particle tracking,;CFD 
Effects of operating conditions of high pressure washing on the removal of biofilms from stainless steel surfaces
​Burfoot, Dean, and Karen Middleton
 Biofilm;  Cleaning;  Decontamination
High pressure washing
Experiments; Effect of Temperature, pressure and detergent
Effect of nozzle external geometry on the pressure and shear stress exerted on the surface being gauged in fluid dynamic gauging
​J.M. Peralta, Y.M.J. Chew, D.I. Wilson
​Cohesive removal; adhesive removal; shearing;
​Thickness; strength; shear stress
​Momentum balances; geometry of nozzle;  
Spray cleaning systems in food processing machines and the simulation of CIP-coverage tests
​Boye, A., Mauermann, M., Höhne, D. and Majschak, J.-P.


Cleaning  by moving nozzles
​Nozzle’s spray pattern on complex parts
​Simulation of complex spray cleaning systems
​Development of a software tool for virtual cleanability test
​​Boye, A., Ebersbach, N., Festenberg, N.v., Murcek, R.
Cleaning by moving nozzles 
​Nozzle’s spray pattern on complex parts
Simulation of complex spray cleaning systems
Spatially resolved determination of soil layer thickness on surfaces of 3D parts by measuring the fluorescence intensity
​Boye, A., Köhler, H., Murcek, R., Fuchs, E., Mauermann, M. and Majschak, J.-P.
Surface hygiene, Cleanability, Soil, Layer thickness, Fluorescence
Optical determination of soil layer thickness
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