A Hydrodynamic and Thermodynamic Simulation of Droplet Impacts on Hot Surfaces S I D E R E· M E N S · E A D E M · M U T A T O by Dalton James Eric Harvie A thesis submitted to the University of Sydney in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy Department of Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering The University of Sydney August 1999 c  D. Harvie