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Tension superficielle des gouttelettes de nanofluides lors de l'évaporation.

Surface tension of evaporating nanofluid droplets.

Auteurs : CHEN R. H., PHUOC T. X., MARTELLO D.

Type d'article : Article

Résumé

Measurements of nanofluid surface tension were made using the pendant droplet method. Three different types of nanoparticles were used – laponite, silver and Fe2O3 – with de-ionized water as the base fluid. The reported results focus on the following categories: (1) because some nanoparticles require surfactants to form stable colloids, the individual effects of the surfactant and the particles were investigated; (2) due to evaporation of the pendant droplet, the particle concentration increases, affecting the apparent surface tension; (3) because of the evaporation process, a hysteresis was found where the evaporating droplet can only achieve lower values of surface tension than that of nanofluids at the same prepared concentrations; and (4) the Stefan equation relating the apparent surface tension and heat of evaporation was found to be inapplicable for nanofluids investigated. Comparisons with findings for sessile droplets are also discussed, pointing to additional effects of nanoparticles other than the non-equilibrium evaporation process. [Reprinted with permission from Elsevier. Copyright, 2011.]

Détails

  • Titre original : Surface tension of evaporating nanofluid droplets.
  • Identifiant de la fiche : 30001827
  • Langues : Anglais
  • Source : International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer - vol. 54 - n. 11-12
  • Date d'édition : 05/2011
  • DOI : http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2011.02.016

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