Experiments and analysis on self-motion behaviors of liquid droplets on gradient surfaces

Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 947-954

  Zhu, X ^a   Wang, H ^a   Liao, Q ^a   Ding, Y D ^a   Gu, Y B ^a  

^a CHONGQING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Chemical vapor deposition; Contact angles; Drop motion; Energy transition; Gradient surface

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPES; DODECYLTRICHLOROSILANE; DROPLET MOTION; DROPLET SIZES; ENERGY TRANSITION; ENERGY TRANSITIONS; GRADIENT SURFACE; GRADIENT SURFACES; GRAVITATIONAL POTENTIAL ENERGY; HORIZONTAL SURFACES; INCLINED SURFACE; LIQUID DROPLETS; MOTION BEHAVIOR; SELF MOTION; SESSILE DROP METHOD; SURFACE ENERGIES; SURFACE ENERGY GRADIENTS; VISCOUS DISSIPATION; VISUALIZATION EXPERIMENT; WATER DROPLETS;

CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; CONTACT ANGLE; DROP BREAKUP; DROP FORMATION; ETHYLENE; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; GRAVITATION; LIQUIDS; PHASE INTERFACES; SILANES; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; SURFACE TENSION; VAPORS;

INTERFACIAL ENERGY;

EID: 67649513017     PISSN: 08941777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.expthermflusci.2009.02.009     Document Type: Article

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