The coalescence-induced droplet jumping on superhydrophobic surfaces is fundamentally significant from an academic or practical viewpoint. However, approaches to enhance droplet jumping velocity are very limited. In this work, the effect of structural parameters of the triangular prism on droplet jumping is studied systematically. The results indicate that droplet jumping velocity can be greatly increased by exploiting structure effects, which is a promising reinforcement method. When the height and apex angle of the triangular prism are fixed, the droplet jumping velocity increases with the length of the triangular prism until a plateau is reached. The ratio of translational kinetic energy to released surface energy during droplet jumping is determined by the apex angle and the height of the triangular prism, which is more effective with a smaller apex angle and a larger height. The results are supposed to provide guidelines for optimization of superhydrophobic surfaces.
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