The effect of interface deformation due to gravity on line tension measurement by the capillary rise in a conical tube |
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Authors: | Samuel O. Asekomhe Janet A. W. Elliott |
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Affiliation: | Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2G6 |
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Abstract: | Much research has been done on line tension measurement and interpretation, and attempts have also been made to measure line tension with simple, cheap and reliable methods that do not require excessive sophistication. Of particular interest is the method of determining line tensions of solid–liquid–vapor systems from the capillary rise in a conical tube. This simple and relatively inexpensive method gives line tension values comparable to those reported in the literature obtained via highly sophisticated instruments or techniques such as the well known axisymmetric drop shape analysis technique. The absolute value of line tension obtained using the conical tube method and assuming a spherical liquid–vapor interface is larger but of the same order of magnitude (1 μJ m−1) as that reported in the literature. A theoretical analysis presented herein shows that by including the deformation of the liquid–vapor interface due to gravity in the conical capillary analysis, the line tension value inferred from the experimental data is reduced by approximately 50% and compares better with values in the literature obtained using other sophisticated methods. Thus a relatively simple, cheap, accurate and reliable method of line tension measurement has been advanced. |
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Keywords: | Line tension Three-phase contact line Conical capillary Contact angle Gravity |
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