Forced versus spontaneous spreading of liquids

A. Mohammad Karim, S. H. Davis, H. P. Kavehpour

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Abstract

Two sets of experiments are performed, one for the free spreading of a liquid drop on a glass substrate and the other for the forced motion of a glass plate through a gas-liquid interface. The measured macroscopic advancing contact angle, θA, versus the contact line speed, U, differ markedly between the two configurations. The hydrodynamic theory (HDT) and the molecular kinetic theory (MKT) are shown to apply separately to the two systems. This distinction has not been previously noted. Rules of thumb are given that for an experimentalist involve a priori knowledge of the expected behavior.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)10153-10158
Number of pages6
JournalLangmuir
Volume32
Issue number40
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 11 2016

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