Flow visualization in evaporating liquid drops and measurement of dynamic contact angles and spreading rate

Journal of Flow Visualization and Image Processing

Volumn 8, Issue 2-3, 2001, Pages 303-312

  Zhang, Nengli ^a   Chao, David F ^a  

^a NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTACT ANGLE; DEFORMATION; EVAPORATION; HEAT CONVECTION; LIGHT REFLECTION; OPTICAL SYSTEMS; PHOTOGRAPHY; VIDEO RECORDING;

LIQUID DROPS;

FLOW VISUALIZATION;

DROPLET; DYNAMICS; EVAPORATION; FLOW VISUALIZATION; MEASUREMENT METHOD; SHAPE;

EID: 0141795512     PISSN: 10653090     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/jflowvisimageproc.v8.i2-3.170     Document Type: Article

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