Determination of interfacial tension from the profile of a pendant drop using computer-aided image processing

Journal of Colloid and Interface Science

Volumn 184, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 64-76

  Song, Bihai ^a   Springer, Jürgen ^a  

^a TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

computer program; error analysis; interfacial tension; pendant drop method; profile optimization; software; surface tension

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; IMAGING; LIQUID; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE TENSION;

EID: 0030561048     PISSN: 00219797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jcis.1996.0597     Document Type: Article

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