Prof. Wen delivered a keynote talk, titled “Droplet impact on superhydrophobic surfaces”, in 10th World Conference on Experimental Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics (ExHFT-10), 26-30 Aug. 2024, in Rhodes Island, Greece. In the talk Prof. Wen showed our recent experimental study of droplet impact on different surfaces under different environment conditions. In particular, he presented our latest study on the low pressure effect, i.e., < 2 kPa, where a unique pancake bouncing phenomenon was first discovered with an unprecedented reduction of the droplet contact time. The mechanisms responsible for such a pancake bouncing was elaborated.
During the conference, Prof. Wen met a number of renowned researchers worldwide, and Chaired two sessions (session 8: Aerospace and aeronautical technology , and Session 17: Measurement techniques and image processing 1). In addition, Prof. Wen was elected into the Assembly of the World Conference (AWC) on Experimental Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics and attended the AWC meeting.