Document Type
Article
Publication Date
4-2002
Abstract
Liquid n-decane, n-undecane, n-dodecane, and n-hexadecane formed tiny symmetrical droplets on a partially wettable cylindrical fiber. When a temperature gradient was created along the fiber, the droplets began to move along the fiber toward the cold region. An explanation of the phenomenon is related to the thermocapillary motion. Other possible mechanisms were ruled out. The theoretical results and experimental data agree reasonably well. (C) 2002 American Institute of Physics.
Publication Title
Journal of Applied Physics
Volume
91
Issue
7
First Page
4751
Last Page
4760
Required Publisher's Statement
Copyright 2002 American Institute of Physics. The original published version of this article may be found at http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1459099.
Recommended Citation
Yarin, Alexander L.; Liu, Wenxia; and Reneker, Darrell Hyson, "Motion of Droplets Along Thin Fibers With Temperature Gradient" (2002). College of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering. 84.
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