A critical review: Surface and interfacial tension measurement by the drop weight method

Chemical Engineering Communications

Volumn 195, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 889-924

  Lee, Boon Beng ^a   Ravindra, Pogaku ^a   Chan, Eng Seng ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA SABAH   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Drop weight correction factors; Drop weight method; Error analysis; Interfacial tension; Mathematical model; Surface tension

Indexed keywords

DROPS; ERROR ANALYSIS; FLUIDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; VISCOSITY;

DROP WEIGHT CORRECTION FACTORS; DROP WEIGHT METHOD; SURFACE TENSION MEASUREMENT; VISCOUS FLUIDS;

SURFACE TENSION;

DROPS; ERROR ANALYSIS; FLUIDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; SURFACE TENSION; VISCOSITY;

EID: 43149120902     PISSN: 00986445     EISSN: 15635201     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00986440801905056     Document Type: Review

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