Wetting and Capillarity Effects On Bubble Formation From Orifice Plates Submerged in Pools of Water

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sanjivan Manoharan ◽  
Raj M. Manglik ◽  
Milind A. Jog
Keyword(s):  
Contact Angle ◽  
Bubble Growth ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Bubble Formation ◽  
Minimum Energy ◽  
Hydrophobic Surface ◽  
Contact Angles ◽  
Orifice Diameter ◽  
Capillary Length ◽  
Critical Contact

Abstract An experimental study of bubble growth from submerged orifice plates in pools of water is carried out to scale and correlate the effects of surface wettability and orifice diameter D0 on ebullience. Measurements of bubble growth on surfaces with nine different contact angles (38° ≤ θ ≤ 128°) with varying air flow rates (1 to 300 ml/min) were made using high speed videography and image processing. In the static or constant-volume regime, below a critical contact angle θc, the bubble base remains attached to the orifice and the equivalent departure diameter Db is independent of contact angle θ. On the other hand, above the critical contact angle, the bubble base spreads on the surface resulting in larger Db. For θ > θc, Db is strongly dependent on θ and increases with it. Using minimum energy method, it is shown that the wettability effects can be scaled and correlated by a modified capillary length, defined as a function of the Laplace length and contact angle. The proposed correlation provides predictions of Db that agree with experimental data of this study as well as those available in the literature to within ±15 %. Moreover, for a hydrophobic surface when D0 > twice the modified capillary length, the bubble grows inside the orifice; for a hydrophilic surface this scales with twice the capillary length and effect of θ is not seen.

scholarly journals Effect of surface roughness on the angular acceleration for a droplet on a super-hydrophobic surface

Friction ◽  
2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Longyang Li ◽  
Jingfang Zhu ◽  
Zhixiang Zeng ◽  
Eryong Liu ◽  
Qunji Xue
Keyword(s):  
Contact Angle ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Adhesion Force ◽  
Angular Acceleration ◽  
Hydrophobic Surface ◽  
Adhesive Force ◽  
Industrial Applications ◽  
Contact Angles ◽  
Etching Time ◽  
Receding Contact

Abstract The motion of droplets on a super-hydrophobic surface, whether by sliding or rolling, is a hot research topic. It affects the performance of super-hydrophobic materials in many industrial applications. In this study, a super-hydrophobic surface with a varied roughness is prepared by chemical-etching. The adhesive force of the advancing and receding contact angles for a droplet on a super-hydrophobic surface is characterized. The adhesive force increases with a decreased contact angle, and the minimum value is 0.0169 mN when the contact angle is 151.47°. At the same time, the motion of a droplet on the super-hydrophobic surface is investigated by using a high-speed camera and fluid software. The results show that the droplet rolls instead of sliding and the angular acceleration increases with an increased contact angle. The maximum value of the angular acceleration is 1,203.19 rad/s2 and this occurs when the contact angle is 151.47°. The relationship between the etching time, roughness, angular acceleration, and the adhesion force of the forward and backward contact angle are discussed.

The Effect of Surface Wettability on Viscous Film Deposition

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandru Herescu ◽  
Jeffrey S. Allen
Keyword(s):  
Contact Angle ◽  
Film Thickness ◽  
Capillary Number ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Glass Tube ◽  
Contact Angles ◽  
Film Deposition ◽  
Surface Wettability ◽  
Working Fluid ◽  
Uniqueness Of The Solution

The viscous deposition of a liquid film on the inside of a capillary has been experimentally investigated with a focus on the relationship between the film thickness and surface wettability. With distilled water as a working fluid tests were run in a 622 microns diameter glass tube with contact angles of 30° and 105°, respectively. In the first set of experiments the tube was uncoated while in the second set a fluoropolymer coating was applied to increase the contact angle. A film thickness dependence with the contact angle θ (surface wettability) as well as the Capillary number in the form hR ∼ Ca2/3/cosθ is inferred from scaling arguments. For partial wetting it may explain the existence of a thicker film for nonzero contact angle. It was further found that the non-wetting case of 105° contact angle deviates significantly from the existing theories, the film thickness presenting a weak dependence with the Capillary number. This deviation as well as the apparent non-uniqueness of the solution is thought to be caused by the film instability (rupture) observed during the tests. The thickness of the deposited film as a function of the Capillary number was estimated from the liquid mass exiting the capillary and the gas-liquid interface (meniscus) velocity, and compared to Bretherton’s data and a correlation proposed by Quere. The film thickness measurements as well as the meniscus velocity were determined with the aid of a Photron high speed camera with 10000 frames per second sampling capability coupled with a Nikon TE-2000 inverted microscope and a Precisa electronic balance.

Dynamics of Contact Angle During Growth and Liftoff of Bubbles at a Single Nucleation Site in Flow Boiling

2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wangcun Jia ◽  
Vijay K. Dhir
Keyword(s):  
Contact Angle ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Flow Boiling ◽  
Nucleation Site ◽  
Contact Angles ◽  
Working Fluid ◽  
Wafer Surface ◽  
Photographic Images ◽  
Flow Boiling Heat Transfer ◽  
Processing Program

Contact angle is a critical parameter needed in the mechanistic models for the prediction of flow boiling heat transfer. In this paper, variations of upstream and downstream contact angles for a single vapor bubble in flow boiling on horizontal and vertical surfaces were investigated experimentally. The nucleation site is a well-characterized cavity, which was etched on a highly polished silicon wafer surface using micro-fabrication techniques. Water at one atmosphere pressure was used as the working fluid. Photographic images of the bubble were recorded during its inception, growth and liftoff by using high-speed video system and analyzed by an image-processing program. The results provide clean data on the dependence of upstream and downstream contact angles on surface orientation and flow velocity.

Degradation of Hydrophobic Surface Coatings Under Water Exposure

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew A. Trapuzzano ◽  
Rasim Guldiken ◽  
Andrés Tejada-Martínez ◽  
Nathan B. Crane
Keyword(s):  
Contact Angle ◽  
Material Selection ◽  
Contact Angle Hysteresis ◽  
Hydrophobic Surface ◽  
Contact Angles ◽  
Water Exposure ◽  
Angle Measurements ◽  
Degradation Rates ◽  
Contact Angle Measurements ◽  
Receding Contact

Many important processes depend on the wetting of liquids on surfaces. Wetting is commonly controlled through material selection, coatings, and/or surface texture, however these means are sensitive to environmental conditions. Some “hydrophobic” fluoropolymer coatings are sensitive to extended water exposure as evidenced by declining contact angles and increasing contact angle hysteresis. Understanding degradation of these coatings is critical to processes that employ them. To accomplish this, contact angle measurements were taken before, during, and after slides coated with FluoroSyl 3750 or Cytop were submerged in water, or vibrated while covered in water. Both methods demonstrated similar changes in advancing contact angle though vibration increased degradation rates significantly. However, it does not simply accelerate the process as different trends are apparent in receding contact angles. The FluoroSyl 3750 showed no clear degradation under either condition. Surface profilometry did not detect any surface morphology differences that might cause contact angle change.

scholarly journals Stokes flow near the contact line of an evaporating drop

2012 ◽  
Vol 709 ◽  
pp. 69-84 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hanneke Gelderblom ◽  
Oscar Bloemen ◽  
Jacco H. Snoeijer
Keyword(s):  
Contact Angle ◽  
Contact Line ◽  
Stokes Equations ◽  
Similarity Solutions ◽  
Contact Angles ◽  
Singular Boundary ◽  
Air Interface ◽  
Evaporative Flux ◽  
Singular Boundary Condition ◽  
Critical Contact

AbstractThe evaporation of sessile drops in quiescent air is usually governed by vapour diffusion. For contact angles below $9{0}^{\ensuremath{\circ} } $, the evaporative flux from the droplet tends to diverge in the vicinity of the contact line. Therefore, the description of the flow inside an evaporating drop has remained a challenge. Here, we focus on the asymptotic behaviour near the pinned contact line, by analytically solving the Stokes equations in a wedge geometry of arbitrary contact angle. The flow field is described by similarity solutions, with exponents that match the singular boundary condition due to evaporation. We demonstrate that there are three contributions to the flow in a wedge: the evaporative flux, the downward motion of the liquid–air interface and the eigenmode solution which fulfils the homogeneous boundary conditions. Below a critical contact angle of $133. {4}^{\ensuremath{\circ} } $, the evaporative flux solution will dominate, while above this angle the eigenmode solution dominates. We demonstrate that for small contact angles, the velocity field is very accurately described by the lubrication approximation. For larger contact angles, the flow separates into regions where the flow is reversing towards the drop centre.

scholarly journals Ageing Effects on Tripping Risk: The Foot-Ground Clearance of Healthy Community Dwelling Japanese Cohorts Aged 50, 60 and 70 Years

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hanatsu Nagano ◽  
William Anthony Sparrow ◽  
Katsuyoshi Mizukami ◽  
Eri Sarashina ◽  
Rezaul Begg
Keyword(s):  
Contact Angle ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Step Length ◽  
Contact Angles ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Falls Prevention ◽  
Double Support ◽  
Ground Clearance ◽  
Ageing Effects ◽  
Spatio Temporal

Abstract BackgroundFalls-related injuries are particularly serious for older people, causing pain, reduced community engagement and associated medical costs. Tripping is the leading cause of falls and the current study examined whether minimum ground clearance (MFC) of the swing foot, indicating high tripping risk, would be differentiated across cohorts of healthy 50-, 60- and 70-years old community residents in Japan.MethodsThree groups (50s, 60s and 70s) of 123 Konosu City residents consented to be recorded when walking on an unobstructed surface at preferred speed. Gait biomechanics was measured using high speed (100 Hz) motion capture (OptiTrack – Natural Point Inc.), including step length and width, double support, foot contact angle and MFC (swing toe height above the ground). Multivariate Analysis of Variance (MANOVA) was used to confirm ageing effects on MFC and fundamental gait parameters. Pearson's correlations were performed to identify the relationships between mean MFC and other MFC characteristics (SD and SI), step length, step width, double support time and foot contact angle. ResultsCompared to 50s, lower step length was seen (2.69cm and 6.15cm) for 60s and 70s, respectively. No other statistical effects were identified for spatio-temporal parameters between the three groups. The 50s cohort MFC was also significantly higher than 60s and 70s, while step-to-step MFC variability was greater in the 70s than 50s and 60s. Pearson’s correlations demonstrated more symmetrical gait associated with greater MFC height. In the 70s increased MFC height correlated with higher MFC variability and reduced foot contact angle. ConclusionMFC height reduces from 60 years but more variable MFC appears later, from 70 years. While symmetrical gait was accompanied by increased MFC height, in the 70s group attempts to increase MFC height may have caused more MFC variability and lower foot contact angles, compromising foot-ground clearance. Assessments of swing foot mechanics may be a useful component of community falls prevention.

Visual Observations of Chamber Volume Effect on Ebullience From Submerged Orifice Plates

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sanjivan Manoharan ◽  
Milind A. Jog ◽  
Raj M. Manglik
Keyword(s):  
Surface Tension ◽  
Bubble Growth ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Capillary Tube ◽  
Volume Effect ◽  
Orifice Plate ◽  
Orifice Diameter ◽  
Chamber Volume ◽  
Acrylic Glass ◽  
Liquid Pools

Effect of chamber volume upstream of the orifice on ebullience from orifice plates is studied experimentally in this paper. Bubble growth from orifice plates submerged in liquid pools is captured using high speed videography. The orifice plate substrate is acrylic glass and 11 different orifice diameters (diameter range: 0.610< D0< 2.261mm) are utilized. In addition to water, ethanol-water binary mixture with surface tension of 54 mN/m is used to examine the interplay between surface tension and chamber volume effects on bubble characteristics. For an acrylic glass orifice plate with a fixed chamber volume, above a certain transition orifice diameter, the bubbles from the orifice plate are of the same size and shape as those from a capillary tube orifice. However, below this diameter, the bubbles from the orifice plate show significantly different characteristics due to the chamber volume effect. The bubbles are more spherical in shape with the apex being sharper and more pointed. The bubbles also tend to sit closer to the plate due to their abnormally large size while the growth times are much shorter. These differences are highlighted by comparing photographs of bubble growth with and without the chamber volume effect. Additionally, for the medium chamber region, an empirical correlation was proposed to predict bubble departure diameters to within ±15 %. For a fixed chamber volume, variation in surface tension showed no change in the transition orifice diameter.

Bubble Formation on Top of Submerged Needle and Substrate Plates

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saeid Vafaei ◽  
Panagiota Angeli ◽  
Dongsheng Wen
Keyword(s):  
Stainless Steel ◽  
Contact Line ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Bubble Formation ◽  
Contact Angles ◽  
Radius Of Curvature ◽  
Internal Diameter ◽  
Stainless Steel Needle ◽  
Bubble Volume ◽  
Substrate Plate

The purpose of this investigation is to conduct a comparative study on the formation of bubble on top of a stainless steel needle nozzle and two substrate plate nozzles. The experimental study is conducted on a submerged needle nozzle with internal diameter of 0.51 mm and 0.155 mm thickness, and two stainless steel substrate plates with nozzle diameter of 0.4 mm and 0.51mm respectively. The experiment is carried out under low gas flow rates (0.015 ∼ 0.85 ml/min). The bubble formation is recorded by a high speed video camera and detailed characteristics of bubble formation such as the variations of instantaneous contact angles, bubble heights and the radii of contact lines are obtained, which show a weak dependence on the flow rate under the conditions of current work. Using experimentally captured values of the height of bubble and the radius of contact line, the Young-Laplace equation is solved, which is found to be able to predict bubble evolution quite well until the last milliseconds before the detachment. Interestingly, it is found that the trends of the variation of bubble volume expansion rate from the stainless steel needle and the substrate plate are different, however, the rest of bubble characteristics such as radius of contact line, bubble height, contact angle, and radius of curvature of bubble apex follow same trends as the time and bubble volume change for formation of bubble on top of needle and substrate nozzles. A force analysis of bubble formation reveals that the observed variations of contact angles and other characteristics during the bubble growth period are associated with the relative contribution of surface tension, buoyancy and gravitational forces.

Effect of Dual Frequency Ultrasound on the Bubble Formation in a Capillary Tube

2017 ◽  
Vol 139 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Benwei Fu ◽  
Nannan Zhao ◽  
Guoyou Wang ◽  
Hongbin Ma
Keyword(s):  
Bubble Growth ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Capillary Tube ◽  
Bubble Formation ◽  
Single Frequency ◽  
Quartz Tube ◽  
Outer Diameter ◽  
Dual Frequency ◽  
Heating Section ◽  
Frequency Ultrasound

A visual experimental investigation was conducted to determine the effect of dual frequency ultrasound on the bubble formation and growth in a capillary quartz tube. Two piezoelectric ceramics were used in this experiment. They were made of Pb-based lanthanum-doped zirconate titanates (PLZTs). The PLZTs were placed on a quartz tube with an inner diameter of 2 mm and an outer diameter of 3 mm. The capillary tube was vacuumed first and then charged with water using a filling ratio of 70%. The ultrasonic sound was applied to the heating section of a capillary tube. The bubble formation and growth were recorded by a high speed camera. As shown in figures, when the ultrasound with a single frequency of either 154 kHz or 474 kHz was applied, only one bubble was generated. When the dual frequencies of 154 kHz and 474 kHz were applied, more bubbles were generated. The speed of the bubble growth with dual frequency ultrasound was much higher than that with a single frequency. When a dual frequency ultrasound (154 kHz and 474 kHz) was used, the nucleation sites for bubble formation were significantly increased and the bubble growth rate enhanced.

Bubble Detachment in Variable Gravity Under the Influence of Electric Fields

2002 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cila Herman ◽  
Shinan Chang ◽  
Estelle Iacona
Keyword(s):  
Electric Field ◽  
Electric Fields ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Bubble Formation ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Video Camera ◽  
Contact Angles ◽  
Uniform Electric Field ◽  
Bubble Behavior ◽  
Insulating Liquid

The objective of the research is to investigate the behavior of individual air bubbles injected through an orifice into an electrically insulating liquid under the influence of a static electric field. Situations were considered with both uniform and nonuniform electric fields. Bubble formation and detachment were visualized in terrestrial gravity as well as for several levels of reduced gravity (lunar, martian and microgravity) using a high-speed video camera. Bubble volume, dimensions and contact angles at detachment were measured. In addition to the experimental studies, a simple model, predicting bubble characteristics at detachment in an initially uniform electric field was developed. The model, based on thermodynamic considerations, accounts for the level of gravity as well as the magnitude of the uniform electric field. The results of the study indicate that the level of gravity and the electric field magnitude significantly affect bubble behavior as well as shape, volume and dimensions.

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