Drying dynamics of sessile-droplet arrays
Azmaine Iqtidar, Joseph J. Kilbride, Fouzia F. Ouali, David Fairhurst, Howard A. Stone, Hassan Masoud
Abstract
Theoretical calculations and experimental measurements reveal that, in any array of identical sessile droplets, the appropriately scaled drying dynamics of the 1st, 2nd, and n-th fastest evaporating droplets are (almost) universal across different arrangements.
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Dynamics (music)Sessile drop techniqueContact anglePhysicsMaterials scienceBiological systemChemical physicsMechanicsNanotechnologyThermodynamicsBiologyAcousticsNanomaterials and Printing TechnologiesFluid Dynamics and Thin FilmsFluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer