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Influence of substrate conductivity on circulation reversal in evaporating drops.
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PMID:  18233371     Owner:  NLM     Status:  PubMed-not-MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Nonuniform evaporation from sessile droplets induces radial convection within the drop, which produces the well-known "coffee-ring" effect. The evaporation also induces a gradient in temperature and consequently a gradient in surface tension, generating a Marangoni flow. Here we investigate theoretically and experimentally the thermal Marangoni flow and establish criteria to gauge its influence. An asymptotic analysis indicates that the direction of the flow depends on the relative thermal conductivities of the substrate and liquid, k_{R} identical withk_{S}/k_{L}, reversing direction at a critical contact angle over the range 1.45<k_{R}<2. We corroborate the theory experimentally and demonstrate that the Marangoni flow can significantly influence the resulting patterns of particle deposition.
Authors:
W D Ristenpart; P G Kim; C Domingues; J Wan; H A Stone
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article     Date:  2007-12-03
Journal Detail:
Title:  Physical review letters     Volume:  99     ISSN:  0031-9007     ISO Abbreviation:  Phys. Rev. Lett.     Publication Date:  2007 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2008-01-31     Completed Date:  2008-05-01     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0401141     Medline TA:  Phys Rev Lett     Country:  United States    
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Languages:  eng     Pagination:  234502     Citation Subset:  -    
Affiliation:
School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA.
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